Q: Can a will be invalidated when one of its beneficiaries drove the testator to the law firm/notary, who drew up the will for him?
By: דיאנה שאלתיאל•Published on: 27 October, 2025A: Not necessarily. The Ashdod Family Court ruled on 9.12.24, (Inheritance File 61436-07-20), that the fact that one of the children, the beneficiary of the will, drove the deceased mother to the notary’s office for the purpose of signing her will does not constitute “involvement” in drawing up the will/ Since the notary testified that in all his conversations and meetings with the deceased, the deceased was alone It appears doubtful that the plaintiff (the child) knew at all about the purpose of the deceased’s meeting with the notary. But even if he did, the Court found that he was not present at the meeting itself, and the deceased’s transportation to the meeting was alongside additional arrangements and was not made as a specific trip dedicated solely to the meeting with the notary.