Spouses (Property Relations) Law (Amendment – Revoking the Right to Balancing of Resources from a Spouse Convicted of Murdering the Other Spouse) Bill
Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק יחסי ממון בין בני זוג (תיקון - הפקעת זכות האיזון מבן זוג שהורשע ברצח בן הזוג השני)
TL;DRA proposal to expropriate the rights in a jointly owned apartment from a spouse convicted of murdering their spouse, and to transfer their share to the heirs of the murdered person.
Translated from Hebrew
What does the bill do?
The proposal amends the Spouses (Property Relations) Law (5733) so that if one spouse was convicted of murdering the other spouse under the definitions of the Penal Law (5737), their rights in the jointly owned apartment will be expropriated and will pass to the heirs of the murdered spouse. The proposal does not apply in cases of severe and prolonged abuse where the defendant caused the death in different circumstances. The aim of the proposal is to protect the heirs of the murdered person, often children, from a legal obligation in a transaction over the apartment with the killer.
The votes on this bill
Coalition 64 seats
Opposition 56 seats
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