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09.11.2024

Does someone whom the deceased regarded as their child have inheritance rights?

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When a person passes away without leaving a will, the Inheritance Law grants inheritance rights to their biological children and to children legally adopted by the deceased.
But what happens when it comes to children who were not legally adopted but were raised by the deceased as their own?

See Lihi Cohen – Dembinsky’s article in Globeshere

יד של גבר שמחזיקה טבעת נישואין ויד של אישה חותמת על מסמכי גירושים

When a person passes away without leaving a will, the Inheritance Law grants inheritance rights to their biological children and to children legally adopted by the deceased.
But what happens when it comes to children who were not legally adopted but were raised by the deceased as their own?

See Lihi Cohen – Dembinsky’s article in Globeshere

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