After he fell in battle: the widow and his parents divided the inheritance - and then the dispute erupted
A widow whose husband fell on October 7 sued the Rabbinical Court in Tel Aviv to receive her ketubah payment of 260,000 shekels in addition to her share of the inheritance. The court dismissed the claim, ruling that there is no room for double payment, but did not order the widow to pay costs due to her difficult circumstances.
A widow whose husband fell on October 7, 2023, about a year after their marriage, sued the Rabbinical Court in Tel Aviv to receive, in addition to her share of the inheritance, the full amount of her ketubah, 260,000 shekels. The couple had no children and the husband left no will. Under inheritance law, the widow received half of the estate and the deceased's parents received a quarter each. The widow argued that the ketubah is a debt of the estate and that the prenuptial agreement they signed did not waive it. The court dismissed the claim, relying on previous rulings that prohibit double payment when a woman receives property rights under civil law. The judges ruled that the widow had already received a substantial portion of the estate that she was not entitled to under Jewish law, and therefore she received the full ketubah amount. However, they did not order her to pay legal costs due to her difficult circumstances.