Q: Our late father left his estate in his will to my sister and me. My late brother’s wife filed an objection to the execution of the will. Does she have the right to file an objection?
By: דיאנה שאלתיאל•Published on: 01 January, 2026A: Yes, she may. The court will examine whether your (former) sister-in-law, the objector, can be considered an “interested party” under the 1965 Inheritance Law and the case law. That is, whether she currently has an objective financial interest, in the estate of your deceased father, as opposed to a future interest. If the answer is yes, she can file an objection. The court generally tends not to strike out proceedings, and to allow those interested, access to the courts. This was ruled on 28.11.24 by the Family Court in Kiryat Gat (Inheritance file 20705-03-24). There, the addition of a son-in-law, as one of the objectors to the will of the deceased mother (his mother-in-law) was accepted.