Inheritance Law, Forced Heirship Rules and Enforcement of Judgements

At the STEP Europe Conference in Budapest I have been one of the speakers on the panel about Inheritance Law and Forced Heirship Rules. I explained the Israeli Succession Law. One of the cornerstones of Israeli Succession Law is the freedom of testation. There is no forced heirship rules in Israel. However, forced heirship rules can become relevant, if an Israeli resident has foreign assets. Possible to avoid the application of forced heriship rules by choice of law under the EU Succession Regulations or by a genuine foreign or Israeli trust. 

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