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bequest/will
A problem with wills is that they is relatively hard to change as the circumstances evolve:
The halachic solution is that there is no such thing as a "will": one cannot circumvent the laws of inheritance.
Almost. There are two ways one can dispose of one's property:
This way the situation when one's property is inherited by an erstwhile friend is avoided.
--- How does your family like you new hearing aid?
--- I didn't tell them yet. I have been changing my will twice a week since I got it!
The halachic solution is that there is no such thing as a "will": one cannot circumvent the laws of inheritance.
Almost. There are two ways one can dispose of one's property:
- Gift: one can always give away whatever one owns, effective immediately.
- Shechiv M'ra: a person on a deathbed, fearing imminent death, can order how their property is distributed (with some minor limitations). The instructions are null and void if the person recovers.
This way the situation when one's property is inherited by an erstwhile friend is avoided.