Corporate and estate documents, Dubai
A will covering UAE assets
If you hold assets in the UAE and you have not made a will that covers them, the position on your death is decided by rules you did not choose. That is the whole reason this is worth an afternoon.
Our fee AED 4,000. The Dubai Courts fee is separate and passed on at cost.
We are a document services provider. The notarial act is performed by a Dubai Courts notary, not by us.
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AED 4,000
Our fee, published, with the Dubai Courts fee separate
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Two languages
Every instrument drafted in Arabic and English together
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Dubai Courts
Notarised before a Dubai Courts notary, not by us
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Same working day
A draft read and answered inside the working day
What a will actually does
A will does three things, and the second and third are the ones people underestimate. It says who receives what. It says who administers the estate: without a named executor, somebody has to be appointed, and that takes time during which accounts may be inaccessible. It says who cares for minor children, often the most important clause, and the one most often left out because the conversation is uncomfortable. A will also has to be found. A perfectly drafted will nobody can locate does nothing, so registration matters as much as drafting.
The situations we prepare for
Real estate held in the UAE
AED 4,000
Property held solely or jointly, named and dealt with under the route that covers it.
- Confirming how the property is held
- Naming who receives it
- Checking the route that covers real estate
Bank accounts and company shares
AED 4,000
Financial assets named specifically, so an executor is not left guessing what exists.
- Naming each account or holding
- Confirming who receives it
- Checking the route that covers financial assets
A vehicle
AED 4,000
A vehicle held in the UAE, named and dealt with alongside everything else you own here.
- Naming who receives it
- Confirming how it is currently held
Guardianship for minor children
AED 4,000
The clause most often left out because the conversation is uncomfortable, and often the most important one.
- Naming who cares for children immediately
- Naming who cares for them permanently, if different
- Naming an alternative if the first choice cannot act
What the document must contain
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Who receives what
Named beneficiaries, and what happens if a beneficiary predeceases you.
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Who administers the estate
A named executor, so nobody has to be appointed by default while accounts sit inaccessible.
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An alternate executor
Named in case the first cannot or will not act.
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Who cares for minor children
Both immediately and permanently, and those are frequently different people.
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How it sits alongside a will made elsewhere
So the two do not contradict each other or accidentally revoke one another.
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What you own here, and how it is held
Property, bank accounts, company shares, a vehicle, and whether anything is held jointly.
Getting the route right
There is no single UAE will register. There are separate registration routes, run by different bodies, differing in who may use them, which assets they cover, which emirates they reach, and what language they are made in. The first real decision is which route applies to you, depending on facts about you and what you own, not preference. A will made in your home country is not assumed to cover assets here. We set out the routes that apply to your situation before drafting anything.
From the five questions answered, to a will ready to notarise and register
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Send us the questions answered, or book a call
Tell us what you own here, who should receive it and who should administer it. We confirm what else we need.
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We confirm the route
Based on facts about you and what you own, we tell you which route applies before drafting anything.
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We verify your identity and draft
A secure identity check, then the will drafted in both languages together.
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You approve, we book the notary and the registration
We arrange the notary appointment and the registration step the route requires, and say in advance if it needs you in person.
What it costs
| AED | What it includes | |
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| Our fee | 4,000 | Drafting in both languages, confirming which route applies, and arranging what can be arranged at registration |
| Dubai Courts fee | Set by the Courts, charged at cost | Passed on without a margin |
Requirements from the published schedule: property documents, IDs and passports.
What to bring
Property documents for anything you hold here, and original identity documents and passports. We confirm anything specific to the route that applies to you before you commit to a date.
A will
A will
Operates on death. Says who receives what, who administers the estate and who cares for minor children. Does nothing while you are alive.
A power of attorney
A power of attorney
Operates while you are alive. Lets a named person act for you if you become unable to act for yourself. Ends on death.
Drafting is not the whole job
A perfectly drafted will nobody can locate does nothing. Registration is what makes a will findable when it is needed, and it is separate from drafting: a will that exists but is not registered where it will be looked for creates work and delay for the people who have to deal with it. We tell you which route applies and what has to happen at registration, and we arrange what can be arranged.
Who is involved, and what we check
You, the person making the will
The executor you name, and an alternate if the first cannot act
Beneficiaries, and what happens if one predeceases you
Guardians for minor children, immediate and permanent
Whether anything you own is held jointly, and with whom
Any will you already hold in another country, checked for contradiction
Which registration route applies to your situation
Where it goes wrong, and why
A will rarely fails because of how it reads. It fails because nobody can find it, because it was made under the wrong route for what you own, or because it contradicts a will you hold in another country without either document saying which prevails. Each of these is avoidable before you sign anything, which is why the questions come before the draft.
Reasons it fails, and the fix
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No named executor
The fix: name an executor and an alternate, so nobody has to be appointed by default while accounts sit inaccessible.
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No guardianship clause
The fix: name who cares for minor children, both immediately and permanently, even though the conversation is uncomfortable.
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The wrong registration route
The fix: confirm which route applies to you and what you own before drafting, not after.
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It cannot be found
The fix: register it where it will be looked for. A will that exists but is not registered creates work and delay.
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It contradicts a will made elsewhere
The fix: check any will you hold in another country against this one before either is signed, so neither accidentally revokes the other.
What happens after the will is notarised, and how it gets registered
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We confirm what the route requires
Each registration route has its own steps, so we set out what happens next for the route that applies to you.
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We arrange what can be arranged
Where we can act on your behalf at registration, we do.
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You attend where you are required to
Where a registry requires you in person, we say so before you travel.
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It is registered where it will be looked for
Registration is what makes the will findable when your executor needs it, closing the gap drafting alone cannot close.
If you already have a will made elsewhere
A will covering UAE assets sits alongside any will you have in another country. The two must not contradict each other or accidentally revoke one another, and a will made in your home country is not assumed to cover assets here.
Send the draft. We tell you whether it will be accepted, before you commit.
Documents we prepare are accepted by the authorities and institutions our clients deal with every week, because we write to what each of them actually requires.
Estate and inheritance documents
Where an estate is already being administered, the order documents are needed in and where to start.
Power of attorney
The instrument for someone who wants a person able to act for them if they become unable to act for themselves.
Questions we are actually asked about this instrument
Do I need a will if I already have one in my home country?
A will made in your home country is not assumed to cover assets held in the UAE. The two have to be checked together so they do not contradict each other or accidentally revoke one another.
What happens if I do not name an executor?
Somebody has to be appointed, and that process takes time during which accounts may be inaccessible and assets cannot be dealt with.
Which registration route applies to me?
There is no single UAE will register. There are separate routes, run by different bodies, and which one applies depends on facts about you and what you own, not preference. We set out the routes that apply to your situation before drafting anything.
Does a will cover what happens if I become unable to act for myself?
No. A will operates on death and does nothing while you are alive. A power of attorney is the instrument for someone able to act for you while you are alive.
What if I do not register the will?
A perfectly drafted will nobody can locate does nothing. A will that exists but is not registered where it will be looked for creates work and delay for the people who have to deal with it.
Do I have to attend registration in person?
Sometimes. Where a registry requires you in person, we say so before you travel.
What clients say
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Send the draft. We will tell you whether it will be accepted, before you commit.
One document, one line about what it has to achieve, and an email address. No charge, no obligation, and an answer the same working day.
Where to find us
Address
Empire Heights Tower B, Fountain Street, Business Bay, Dubai
Phone
+971 55 564 0358
info@dubainotaryservices.ae