Property Rights
Other Real Estate
I have decided to divorce my husband after discovering that he had been having an affair for years but plan to file him for a division of our marital property first . We have a bank account in joint names and he has one just in his name. I have been looking through his papers and found a statement from his private account. I was shocked to see a monthly payment to a mortgage bank . We do not have a mortgage on our home. When I confronted him he admitted that this was for a studio flat in an apartment hotel – for his mistress. I do not know whether it is in her name or his and whether he alone is paying for it. My question is when the court decides our case will I have any rights in this studio flat ?
Property Rights •Other Real EstateIn principle, a wife has rights in property acquired during the course of her marriage, even if it is in her husband’s name. This principle applies to a studio apartment bought wholly or partially by her husband during the course of their marriage – even if it is registered in a third party’s name (e.g. the mistress’s) providing she can prove that he invested money in its purchase . Her rights in it will depend on the degree to which her husband contributed towards the purchase of the property – and her success in proving this .
I am one of several brothers and sisters. Our mother, a widow, died recently. My elder brother claims that he alone should inherit our parent’s farm rather than all of us being entitled to equal shares because our late father nominated him as the ‘ continuing son’ many years ago . As far as I know our mother never signed this nomination, just our father. Is my eldest brother right ?
Property Rights •Other Real EstateNo !
Can a grandchild of farm owners on a moshav be nominated as their “continuing son” ?
Property Rights •Other Real EstateYes. The Co-operative Organization (Companies) Regulations of 1973 state specifically that a grandchild of an owner can qualify as a “continuing son” on a moshav.
I have decided to divorce my husband after discovering that he had been having an affair for years but plan to file him for a division of our marital property first . We have a bank account in joint names and he has one just in his name. I have been looking through his papers and found a statement from his private account. I was shocked to see a monthly payment to a mortgage bank . We do not have a mortgage on our home. When I confronted him he admitted that this was for a studio flat in an apartment hotel – for his mistress. I do not know whether it is in her name or his and whether he alone is paying for it. My question is when the court decides our case will I have any rights in this studio flat ?
Property Rights •Other Real EstateIn principle, a wife has rights in property acquired during the course of her marriage, even if it is in her husband’s name. This principle applies to a studio apartment bought wholly or partially by her husband during the course of their marriage – even if it is registered in a third party’s name (e.g. the mistress’s) providing she can prove that he invested money in its purchase . Her rights in it will depend on the degree to which her husband contributed towards the purchase of the property – and her success in proving this .
For example, if the husband alone financed the purchase of the apartment, then the wife should be entitled to half the rights in it. On the other hand if the mistress also contributed financially towards its purchase, then the wife will either be entitled to 50% of her husband’s share in the apartment or 50% of his part of the sale value of the apartment , whichever is higher.
It makes no difference if the husband’s contribution towards the purchase of the apartment came from the bank account in his name only, or from the joint account.
I am one of several brothers and sisters. Our mother, a widow, died recently. My elder brother claims that he alone should inherit our parent’s farm rather than all of us being entitled to equal shares because our late father nominated him as the ‘ continuing son’ many years ago . As far as I know our mother never signed this nomination, just our father. Is my eldest brother right ?
Property Rights •Other Real EstateNo ! In a case before Tel Aviv Family Court some years ago the ‘custom’ whereby one of the couple’s children could be nominated as the ‘ continuing son’ of a farm on a moshav on the strength of the consent of just one of the spouses was declared invalid. In this case two sisters brought an action to cancel the transfer of rights in the farm to their brother, and to declare all the children as equally entitled to inherit the rights under the Inheritance Law of 1965 . The respondent claimed that the father had signed a declaration in the 1970’s , before he died, nominating him as the ‘continuing son’, and that this undertaking bound the mother , too, as was the custom at the time. Originally the couple had received joint permission to use and occupy the farm from the Jewish agency, even though just the father had signed the papers. The court rejected these arguments, distinguishing between receiving rights on the strength of one spouse’s signature, and losing them the same way. The signature of one spouse was sufficient to receive property rights for both of them from an authority, but insufficient for transferring the rights of the spouse who did not sign, in this situation , it held. At the time the assumption of marital partnership applied to the couple’s property relations and the mother could not give up these rights, unless her consent was proved, which it was not, given the particular circumstances of the case.
Can someone who is bequeathed a farm in a will – but then is refused membership on the Moshav (village) – still live there ?
Property Rights •Other Real EstateYes. Ownership of the farm can be passed on by way of a will and is a separate issue from membership of the Moshav ( an agricultuaral organization ). If someone inherits a farm in a will but is not accepted as a member of the Moshav he can live there without being a member.
Can a grandchild of farm owners on a moshav be nominated as their “continuing son” ?
Property Rights •Other Real EstateYes. The Co-operative Organization (Companies) Regulations of 1973 state specifically that a grandchild of an owner can qualify as a “continuing son” on a moshav.
Can a son who is adopted by farm owners who have their own biological children be nominated as their “continuing son” ?
Property Rights •Other Real EstateYes. The Co-operative Organization (Companies) Regulations of 1973 state specifically that an adopted child can qualify as a “continuing son” on a moshav.
Farm owners on our village (moshav) have the right to buy a plot of land for a member of their family – parent or child- and build a house on it . We would like to buy a plot for our child so he can have a home near us when he grows up. He is at primary school now. Can we still register it in a child’s name and are there any problems with this ?
Property Rights •Other Real EstateIt is possible to register real estate in a minor’s name. However, if the parents decide that they wish to sell the property before the child in whose name it is registered reaches the age of 18 the deal will have to receive court authorisation. The sale of real estate, its transfer and change in ownership registration are some of the deeds for which, according to the Legal Capacity & Guardianship Act of 1962 , parents cannot represent their minor children without prior court permission and supervision.
If one of the children is nominated as the farm’s continuing son does that mean that the property is excluded from the estate and is his solely ?
Property Rights •Other Real EstateNo! Even if there is a declaration by court that one of the deceased’s children is to be the ‘continuing son’ this does not mean that the others should lose out financially. The farm is to be included as part of the estate and he must pay the other heirs compensation according to the real value of the property.
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