Agreements

Not necessarily! The Supreme Court has held that agreements made by parents about their child maintenance are not binding on them. Where there has been a substantial change of circumstances agreements on child maintenance can be opened up,even if the parent with custody undertook not to file for an increase. Children have rights of their own,independent of deals made by their parents about them,and these cannot be compromised. They can act,via the parental parent,as their natural guardian, and file for an increase in child maintenance from the non-custodial parent. 

Yes , but it must be authorised by court to have binding legal value.

No! Under Israel will, a child cannot be forced to see the non-custodial parent against his/her will, by the use of enforcement agencies such as the police or the Bailiff's. Sometimes, however, the court can be involved in giving instructions regarding the involvement of professionals to  report on the relationship between a minor and the non-custodial parent, and make recommendations, with the view to improving the situation.

While you cannot enforce your ex-husband's obligation to help your daughter prepare homework and revise for exams, at the Bailiff's, you can enforce such an obligation by applying for an increase in child maintenance, due to his omission to help her, and the ensuing increase in educational costs ,relating to private lessons, paid coaching/extra lessons via school etc. However, it is that the cost of bringing such legal action may not be justified.

No! It would be void and have no legal value,because the girlfriend is a minor, and therefore lacks legal capacity to enter into such an agreement. The fact that a lawyer witnessed the signatures would not give it legal value that it lacks.

Yes, property relations agreements can be made before marriage, when they are called 'pre-marital' or 'pre-nuptial agreements', or during the course of the marriage. If you make one when you are already married you must get it authorised in court, for it to have full legal force.

You can either apply to cancel the agreement due to a fundamental breach of its terms, or you can apply to enforce it, at the Bailiff's Office.

This depends on the wording of the agreement you made, and whether, for example, it relates to the possibility of marriage. If it does, then, on the face of it, there would be no need to make an additional, property relations agreement. If your original agreement is silent on the subject, then it is preferable to make another  agreement, to clarify the situation, especially if your wish anything other than the normal 50:50 principle, that applies to married couples under Israeli law, to apply.  

This depends on the wording of the agreement you made, and whether, for example, it relates to the possibility of marriage. If it does,then ,on the face of it, there would be no need to make an additional , property relations agreement. If your original agreement is silent on the subject, then it is preferable to make another  agreement, to clarify the situation, especially if your wish anything other than the normal 50:50 principle , that applies to married couples under Israeli law, to apply.  

No! Until a divorce agreement has been authorised by court it has no full, binding legal value. You can inform him in writing that you are cancelling it and refrain from getting court authorisation.

Consent to end the marriage, custody,visitation rights and child maintenance, division of property, including the marital home, pension and other work related benefits, life insurance etc 

Definitely - an agreement can be professionally drafted that allows the parties to maneouvre in either direction, towards marital reconciliation or divorce. It can also deal with the terms and mechanisms for either.

Yes, definitely so. Unjustified delay in acting to cancel a divorce agreement can certainly reduce its chances of success  .The Supreme Court emphasised this in August 2007, where one spouse had waited over a year before acting to cancel the divorce agreement. It held that where the cancellation attempt is made by a party who was represented by a lawyer at the time, after  the divorce has been completed and mosts of conditions of the agreement have been executed, is acting in bad faith. It refused to grant a divorced man a second chance to appeal against a Haifa family court ruling rejecting  his attempt to cancel the agreement, when it refused him permission to appeal against the appeal court's rejection of his first appeal.

Firstly, under Israeli law property acquired by one party before the marriage is  not generally regarded as joint property, that can be balanced out between spouses. This principle is so, even if a pre-marital agreement which would make this even clearer, and erase any doubt, is not signed. Secondly, your son would be advised to keep this money separate, in a bank account in his name only, and not put it in a joint account.