03/05/2026
UAE Wills, Everyone Should Pay Attention To __________________________________________________________________
Adv: Najumudeen,
Senior Legal Consultant, Dubai.
Mobile: 050 8687 983
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A will is a trusted way to help non-Muslim expatriates and residents in the UAE secure their future with legally registered wills.
A registered will is essential for non-Muslim expatriates to avoid freezing and distributing assets in accordance with Sharia-based default laws.
A will gives authority to continue the company’s operations after your death, to avoid freezing bank accounts and to continue the company’s operations as normal, to make payments on time and without interruption, to handle loan and credit card issues, and to carry forward the company’s affairs for your heirs in your absence.
A valid will allows for the distribution of assets and the appointment of guardians for minors.
It can include movable assets such as money, cars, shares, and immovable assets such as real estate.
Special gifts or bequests such as your company shares, family heirlooms (jewelry). Anyone who has assets, whether they are immovable assets such as real estate, or movable assets such as bank accounts, investments, or shares, must have a will. In the UAE, assets subject to local inheritance laws include local bank accounts, cars, flats, end-of-service gratuity benefits, and UAE-based real estate, including off-plan properties.