The ability to freely dispose of one’s estate creates both choices and challenges.

In civil law countries, as in countries which follow Sharia law and for those people who choose to follow Halacha, the disposition of one’s assets on death are basically prescribed by law. The decedent has little or no discretion over who gets what of his or her assets. Children get most or all of the decedent’s estate.

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