Not every heir wants their inheritance. That statement may surprise you, but in our firm’s two decades of handling Israeli probate and succession matters, we have seen it many times….

We receive a version of this phone call at least once a month. An adult child — usually living in Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, or London — calls to...

When families discover that a grandparent or great-grandparent owned property in Israel — land purchased in the 1920s, a home in Tel Aviv that has sat unclaimed for half a...

You Recovered Unclaimed Land in Israel, but You Share It with Strangers. Now What? If you are in the process of recovering unclaimed land in Israel — or considering whether...

$124 Million in JCT Shares Remain Unclaimed in Israel If you recently discovered that a grandparent or great-grandparent purchased shares in the Jewish Colonial Trust (JCT), you are not alone....

Families today discover that a relative who lived or worked in Israel left behind various types of investments, including corporate shares, mutual funds, pension-related investments, bank-issued securities, or management accounts…

Many people around the world have family connections to Israel. These ties often include real estate apartments, houses, land plots, agricultural property, or long-term leaseholds registered in the names of…

You are living in the U.S., Canada, or even Europe, and one day you open your mailbox and find an official-looking letter from the state of Israel. It states you...

A Guide for Gifting Property, Land, or Apartments in Israel to Family Members Gifting real estate in Israel – whether land, a house, or an apartment – is a process…

Contesting a Will in Israeli Court In Israel, as in most other countries, you can bequeath your worldly assets to specifically named relatives/heirs who will receive those assets when you...