חוק הירושה (תיקון מס' 19), התשפ"ד-2023

Government bill · Published 7 Nov 2023

1Tabled
2Reading 130 Oct 2023
3Committee
4Readings 2-36 Nov 2023
5Published7 Nov 2023

How it affects you

Heirs of people who died in hostile or wartime actions may transfer their estate share to additional family members, an ex-spouse, or a child regarded as the deceased’s own. Family members who died on October 7 or 8, 2023, will be treated as having an undetermined order of death, allowing another estate distribution.

Who gains

Family members of the deceased May receive an estate share when an heir relinquishes it Section 1(א)
Inheritance registrars and courts May approve or set a different estate distribution Section 2(ב)

Who pays

The text names no one who pays directly.

Under the table

Passed quickly
7 days from first reading to the final vote, against a median of 39 in this Knesset.
Few hands
Only 6 of the 120 members took part in the final vote.