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Succession

• Do heirs living abroad have to come to Israel? An Israeli succession or probate order from abroad, step by stepNo. Online filing by an Israeli lawyer, signing before a consul or a notary with an apostille, notice to the other heirs rather than consent, a foreign probate order in place of the original will (section 68(b), since 2023), the 14-day objection window — and where the “45 days” comes from.October 15, 2026
• Why an Israeli probate file goes to the Family Court — and why it stallsSection 67A after Amendment 18: a foreign-domiciled deceased, a defective will and an oral will no longer send a file to court. What still does; what sends it to the Attorney General’s representative instead (regulation 54) and why that is where files stall; the clocks table; and how to read a silent file.October 15, 2026
• After a death in Israel — succession order, probate order, or no order at all?A decision guide by situation: when a succession order, when probate, when money is paid with no order, and when the Family Court rather than the Registrar. 2026 fees, timelines, and what to file.September 6, 2026
• The survivorship clause in an Israeli joint bank account — what it is, what it is not, and what to do after a deathThe clause lets the surviving holder keep the account running — but it is not a will, confers no ownership and does not replace an order. What is allowed, what the bank will stop, and what happens without it.September 6, 2026
• Provident funds, pension funds and life insurance of a deceased person in Israel — who the money belongs to, and what the will cannot changeSection 147 of the Succession Law, four products and four rules of entitlement, the will versus the beneficiary form, the small-balance shortcut, locating the funds, the tax — and what beneficiaries abroad need to send.September 6, 2026
• An Israeli bank account after death — what the bank does, what heirs may do before an order, and how the money is releasedBank of Israel Directive 443, "last respects" expenses, what a survivorship clause really gives, releasing the funds after the order — from abroad too — and a comparison of the four largest banks.September 5, 2026