Family Law

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A Jerusalem court has canceled a prenuptial agreement approved 11 years ago, ruling it was signed under extreme duress. The judge found the husband was manipulated into signing the document without independent legal advice, believing it was merely a contingency measure. The couple's assets will now be divided equally.

A spouse inherits half against children and two-thirds against siblings, a grandchild enters the picture only when their parent has passed away, common-law partners are equal to married ones - and for those with no relatives, the estate eventually goes to the state. The full numerical breakdown, scenario by scenario.

The ex-wife of a lawyer, who in the past was forced to stay in a shelter for battered women, claimed that her former partner hid accounts and assets from her, including in Switzerland. What did the court rule?

A startup can start from an idea and grow into an asset worth millions, but what happens if the couple separates along the way? Attorney Merav Aharon explains why entrepreneurs and high-tech employees should think ahead about shares, options, intellectual property, and the side that stays at home.

A man disappeared from the radar, leaving his estranged wife alone with their five children. A judge granted her request for an unequal division of property and also ordered the absent father to pay monthly child support.

A couple signed a prenuptial agreement establishing separation of property. The wife later sought to cancel it after discovering her husband had concealed assets. The court issued a ruling and provided guidance on how to protect against asset concealment in marital agreements.

The children's father has been estranged from his father for about a decade. He expressed firm opposition to the grandfather's involvement in his family's life, and the judge adopted a social worker's report that supported this.

Here is a topic you probably didn't think about when you wrote your will: who will get your mobile phone, where all your WhatsApp chats, videos, photos, emails, and more are stored. So why is it actually important to include in your will an instruction regarding the use of phone content by heirs?

They moved back in together after the divorce and were sure their assets were protected - until the dramatic ruling arrived. Attorney Sagit Shahar Abarjil explains what really happens to the apartment when you return to your ex without updating the agreement.

Bar-Ilan University is establishing a center for the protection of family ties that will focus on dealing with the challenges facing families in changing life situations — children and the elderly in situations of divorce or inheritance disputes.

A verdict handed down last month in the Family Court in Rishon LeZion illustrates once again how important it is to draw up clear agreements even between family members.

The court ruled that 15 years of living in a mother-in-law's apartment does not grant a daughter-in-law property rights. The Supreme Court confirmed that signing a contract in Hebrew is binding even for those who do not understand the language. An estate manager was ordered to pay compensation for releasing trust funds prematurely.

The woman conducted an exhausting legal process in which she demanded a share in her ex-partner's partnership, even though an actuary determined that the value was zero. The court finally granted her request for rights, but ordered her to pay 50,000 shekels in legal costs.

Only after being required to pay child support for an 8-year-old girl registered as his daughter, the man requested a tissue test. Although the mother agreed, the judge rejected the request for fear of harming the minor.

The Haifa Family Court recently ruled on a lawsuit involving a "legal free rider" problem in an inheritance dispute. The court rejected a brother's claim that his siblings had agreed to waive their inheritance rights in his favor, but ruled that it was unfair for them to benefit from his legal victory without contributing to the costs, ordering them to indemnify him.

When can you not pay child support, what is the difference between basic child support, housing, and halves, and which mistakes in the agreement can cost dearly for years? Advocate Eldor Levy Finkelstein, who specializes in family law, explains how the amount is determined and when it is possible to request to change it.

The wife of a 78-year-old man suffering from Parkinson's and cognitive decline conditioned his meetings with their children on her presence. Consequently, two courts ruled that his affairs should be handled by an external body.