Michael Weiss Law Firm

Michael Weiss Law Firm practices family and inheritance law and provides a comprehensive solution to its clients in this field, and also in the fields of civil-commercial litigation and cooperatives law. The firm is a multi-generational family firm with about 40 years of experience and it has been growing constantly and consistently.
In the family and inheritance practice area, the firm handles the full spectrum of matters within this fascinating field, including complex divorce disputes, division of properties of all types including real estate and shares, inheritance disputes, disputes regarding parenting time arrangements between parents and their minor children, disputes concerning the educational framework of the children after the divorce, internal and international relocation matters (outside of Israel), proceedings under the Hague Child Abduction Convention, alimony claims, child support claims, domestic violence, parental alienation, etc.
The firm also specializes in civil-commercial litigation and in this framework it represents a wide variety of clients, including private entities, corporations and cooperatives, in various legal tribunals including appeal committees, arbitrations and mediations.

Complex and Challenging Cases

Over the years, the firm has handled complex cases involving unique legal issues in family law beyond the classic matters of alimony and property division. The firm is known as an uncompromising practice that strives for victory in every situation, and over the years has achieved impressive legal results, even in cases that initially appeared lost. The legal assistance and counsel provided by the firm are of a very high standard and are based on knowledge, experience, creativity, determination, and a deep understanding of the individuals involved and what motivates them.

Autorized to Prepare Lasting Power of Attorney

The firm is authorized by the Guardian General at the Ministry of Justice to prepare lasting powers of attorney, preliminary guardian appointment directives, and expression of will. The firm also provides services in matters of wills, inheritance, intergenerational transfers, and the establishment of private trusts.

The Partners

The firm is headed by Adv. Michael Weiss, who specializes in family and inheritance law, civil-commercial litigation, intellectual property, commercial law and real estate.
Adv. Weiss is an active member of the Wills, Inheritance and Estates Committee of the Israel Bar Association and also serves as an arbitrator on behalf of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies.

Adv. Noa Weiss Mor manages the branch in Kibbutz Kinneret and mainly represents kibbutz members in family law matters and litigation cases before various courts. She also advises and represents vis-à-vis the cooperative in matters relating to cooperatives law and conducts mediations in various fields, serves as an arbitrator on behalf of the Arbitration and Mediation Institute of the Kibbutz Movement and the Registrar of Cooperative Societies.

Branches in Central and Northern Israel

The firm’s main branch is located in Ramat HaHayal, Tel Aviv, near the courts in central Israel. An additional branch in Kibbutz Kinneret in the Jordan Valley, managed by Adv. Noa Weiss Mor, specializes in cooperative societies law, particularly in representing kibbutz members in disputes involving housing allocation, pensions, safety nets, admissions and expansions, as well as family law and mediations.

A Familial Attitude and Legal Excellence

The firm’s legal team is highly skilled and experienced, and clients benefit from top-tier legal capabilities combined with a warm, family-oriented service and close personal guidance.

Selected Cases

Representation of a woman in a high-intensity divorce dispute involving a house built by the former couple in a well-established kibbutz in central Israel (long marriage, three children) -
The husband was a kibbutz member; the woman joined later. The house was built prior to her membership at an investment of approx. NIS 1.3 million on kibbutz land, under a private construction agreement signed only with the husband.
The Regional Rabbinical Court in Tel Aviv rejected her claim to recognize the house as a shared asset. On appeal, the Rabbinical High Court partially accepted the claim, ruling “weakened co-ownership” and conditional reimbursement upon future property allocation. Due to the prejudicial outcome, a petition was filed to the Supreme Court (sitting as the High Court of Justice) seeking equal ownership. The case concerns rights in a renewing kibbutz - a relatively new legal issue with no clear precedent - and is still pending.

Representation of an elderly couple, beneficiaries under a will left by the husband’s brother, in opposition proceedings filed by other siblings seeking to invalidate the will on grounds of undue influence, involvement, and lack of capacity - Early in the process, the firm secured testimony from the deceased’s foreign caregiver prior to departure from Israel, supporting the clients’ position. The Family Court later appointed an expert to assess the deceased’s cognitive state at the time of the will. Proceedings are ongoing.

Representation of an Israeli father whose wife, a Mexican resident, abducted their daughter (now 6) to Mexico - Proceedings were initiated under the Hague Convention via the State Attorney’s international department. Initially, no information was available, but social media intelligence led to proceedings in Mexico. The mother filed an AMPARO action to halt the process. The firm coordinated with local counsel to advance the case. Mexican authorities have since located and arrested the mother; proceedings are ongoing.

Representation of a woman in divorce negotiations following the events of October 7 - The family resided in a kibbutz near Gaza; terrorists entered the home and severely injured a child and the woman’s parents. Negotiations are conducted under trauma, including issues relating to housing allocation rights in the kibbutz. The client refuses to return to the property, and the firm is working on alternative arrangements and future allocation rights.