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Articles and commentary for families and for business – wills and succession, lasting powers of attorney and family planning, corporate and hi-tech, and privacy and internet law – under Israeli law, with references to the statutory sections and case law. Written for readers who want a direct answer.
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For Families All articles for families (18) →
Service pageServices for families – where to start Service pagePlanning the future of a child with a disability Service pageSecond marriages and blended families Service pageFamilies in Israel and abroad- Advance directives in Israel – what you can decide in advance, and how it fits with a lasting power of attorneyAdvance directives in an Israeli lasting power of attorney, directives for a guardian and a statement of wishes: what they cover and how binding they are.Lasting POANovember 4, 2026
- The family home after a death in a second marriage – who lives there, who owns it, and what can be arranged in advanceWho stays in the home and who it passes to when a spouse dies in a second marriage in Israel: the Succession Law, the balancing of resources, and what a prenuptial agreement or wills can provide.Second marriagesNovember 4, 2026
- A prenuptial agreement in a second marriage – what it solves and what it doesn'tWhat a prenuptial agreement in a second marriage can provide under Israel's Property Relations Law, what it cannot do under the Succession Law, and how it fits with wills.Second marriagesNovember 4, 2026
- A trust for a child with a disability – how it works in IsraelHow a trust for a child with a disability works under Israel's Trust Law: created by will or during lifetime, who can act as trustee, and what the trust deed sets out.Special needsNovember 4, 2026
- Turning 18: guardianship, supported decision-making or a lasting power of attorneyWhat changes when a child with a disability turns 18 in Israel: guardianship, a decision-making supporter or a lasting power of attorney – what the Legal Capacity and Guardianship Law provides, and the young person's own role.Special needsNovember 4, 2026
- An Israeli lasting power of attorney when the children live abroad – who can act, how they sign from there, and what the bank will askWho is eligible, one attorney or several, replacement attorneys and the "informed person", the child's signature from abroad by video conference, why there is no deposit deadline, what happens when the parent is domiciled abroad – and the table of powers the bank will check.October 6, 2026
- An Israeli will alongside a foreign will – governing law, form, and when one will revokes the otherThe law of domicile at death (section 137), formal validity under section 140 and the 1961 Hague Convention, revocation of an earlier will (section 36), and a foreign probate order in place of the original (section 68(b)).October 22, 2026
- Is a US durable power of attorney valid in Israel?While the parent has capacity – yes, subject to authentication (by an Israeli consul, or by a notary with an apostille); after loss of capacity – no, not without Family Court proceedings. Section 14 of the Agency Law, section 20 of the Notaries Law, the ten-year registration bar, and what to do instead.October 6, 2026
Corporate & Hi-Tech All corporate and hi-tech articles (7) →
Service pageCompany formation in Israel – legal support from incorporation to the first round- Registering a limited company in Israel – the complete guide (2026)The decisions to take before filing, the documents, the two online filing routes, the official 2026 fees, founders and directors living abroad, and the duties that follow the certificate of incorporation – with the sections of the Companies Law and regulations.CorporateOctober 19, 2026
- Articles of association in Israel – the Law’s defaults versus tailored articlesWhy the Companies Law has no model articles, what the Law applies by default when the articles are silent, what tailored articles change, and why a founders’ agreement not adopted into the articles does not bind the company – per the 2026 decision.CorporateOctober 19, 2026
- Founders' agreements – five clauses every agreement must haveWhat you don't want to discover you didn't address when one of the founders decides to leave, and why the answer is to think about it on day one.CorporateAugust 13, 2026
Privacy & Internet Law All privacy and internet-law articles (5) →
Service pageLegal documents for a website or app: privacy policy, terms of use, accessibility statement and store terms- Privacy policy for a website or app after Amendment 13: what must appear, and what the Authority says about cookiesThe five items that section 11 of the Protection of Privacy Law requires after Amendment 13, who must appoint a privacy protection officer, what the Privacy Protection Authority’s consent opinion says about cookies, and when a mailing list becomes direct mailing.October 21, 2026
- Website terms of use in Israel: what binds the user, what a court will strike out, and what you must not writeWhen terms of use bind the user, which clauses are presumed unfair under the Standard Contracts Law, what Agoda and Ben Hamo held on forum and foreign-law clauses, and what the Consumer Protection Law requires the terms to contain.October 21, 2026
- Website and app accessibility in Israel under the Service Accessibility Regulations: the standard, the exemptions, the accessibility statement and the exposure to claimsThe standard binding under the Service Accessibility Regulations, the exemptions, the contents of the accessibility statement, the accessibility coordinator, the 60-day cure period and the Ben Or decision, and damages without proof of harm under the Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Law.October 21, 2026
Wills & Succession All wills and succession articles (13) →
Service pageMaking a will in Israel – wills before witnesses, mutual wills, and wills alongside a foreign will- The four forms of an Israeli will – what each requires, and what invalidates a willHandwritten, witnessed, before an authority and oral wills under sections 18–23 of the Succession Law; who may not witness, gifts to a witness or the drafter (section 35), and when a will with a formal defect can be upheld (section 25).October 22, 2026
- Mutual wills in Israel – what section 8A permits, and when they can be revokedWritten notice while both spouses are alive, renunciation or restitution after one dies, what the wills may provide, wills made before Amendment No. 12, and “heir after heir” (section 42).October 22, 2026
- An Israeli will alongside a foreign will – governing law, form, and when one will revokes the otherThe law of domicile at death (section 137), formal validity under section 140 and the 1961 Hague Convention, revocation of an earlier will (section 36), and a foreign probate order in place of the original (section 68(b)).October 22, 2026
Lasting POA All lasting-POA articles (5) →
Service pageLasting power of attorney and advance directives- Advance directives in Israel – what you can decide in advance, and how it fits with a lasting power of attorneyAdvance directives in an Israeli lasting power of attorney, directives for a guardian and a statement of wishes: what they cover and how binding they are.Lasting POANovember 4, 2026
- Add your son or daughter as joint holder of your parents’ bank account? Five reasons not to – and what to do insteadAdding a child to the account is a transfer of ownership, not a grant of authority: the presumption of half-ownership, the child’s creditors, the child’s divorce, the siblings’ dispute after death and the parent’s loss of control – per Israeli case law. Instead: a bank power of attorney now, a lasting power of attorney for loss of capacity, and a will.October 13, 2026
- Is a US durable power of attorney valid in Israel?While the parent has capacity – yes, subject to authentication (by an Israeli consul, or by a notary with an apostille); after loss of capacity – no, not without Family Court proceedings. Section 14 of the Agency Law, section 20 of the Notaries Law, the ten-year registration bar, and what to do instead.October 6, 2026
- An Israeli lasting power of attorney when the children live abroad – who can act, how they sign from there, and what the bank will askWho is eligible, one attorney or several, replacement attorneys and the "informed person", the child's signature from abroad by video conference, why there is no deposit deadline, what happens when the parent is domiciled abroad – and the table of powers the bank will check.October 6, 2026
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