As a rule the law of the place in which the person was domiciled at the time he died.
What is the position if a person lived most of his life in one country but then his latter years moved to live in another country where he died?
The laws of the country in which he died will apply to his estate.
What must the heirs in Israel who want to gain their inheritance share do if the law of another country applies to the deceased's estate?
They bear the burden of proving the foreign law and have to prove that they are entitled to inherit under it.
What happens when the heirs did not manage to prove their right to inherit under the foreign law that applies?
What law will apply to the issue of maintenance from the estate if as a whole foreign law applies to the inheritance?
What law will apply to an Israeli Kupat Gemmel savings account of a deceased person who died abroad?
Firstly, Kupat Gemmel savings accounts are not covered part of the deceased's estate so that the Israeli Inheritance Law of 1965 does not apply to them. . The Private International Law relating to this type of account should be checked out.
According to what law should an Israeli court check the validity of the deceased's marriage, where foreign law applies to the estate?
According to the law of the place in which the deceased was domiciled .
According to what law should a court in Israel decide on the death of a person?
According to the law of the country in which he is domiciled.
According to what law should a court in Israel decide on the death of a person, where two die together?
According to what law will a court in Israel examine the capacity of a deceased person to bequeath his property?
According to what law will a court in Israel examine whether the deceased cancelled his/her will?
According to the law of the country in which he/she is domiciled .
According to what law will a court in Israel examine a property relations agreement made by a couple after one of them dies?