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5 available 5 • View allInheritance in the UAE

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Q: I would like to know what can I expect from inheritance laws in the UAE regarding a property. We have two sons and daughter we want the ownership to be transferred to children by inheritance.
Should we prepare a will or other agreements before we will buy a property or we can do it afterwards? Will shares be the same for boys and girls in case we wouldn't have any documents in place in case of emergency?
Thanks.

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Opening inheritance case in the court of personal status
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Q: Madam,
I work for a Dubai company. My friend/colleague expired in August 2018 while he was on duty in Dubai.
What is the procedure for claiming the end of service benefits? His wife already got the Power of Attorney from India, attested by the Indian embassy.
Kindly help to know the procedures to claim. She is planning to come to Dubai next month for processing this.
Thanks & Regards

Jan 28, 2019
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Q: Legal heirship certificate for a person who lived in the UAE but now lives in India and died.

Feb 28, 2019
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إثبات نصيب قاصر في محضر جرد التركة بالمكلفة الضريبية دون وجود عقد
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س: هل يجوز إثبات نصيب قاصر في محضر جرد التركة بالمكلفة الضريبية فقط دون وجود عقد باعتباره سند ملكية؟
علمًا بأن نصيب القاصر وإخوته هو شقة في منزل الجد الذي تُوفِي ثم تُوفِي الأب وقد كانوا مقيمين فيها.

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أنصبة ورثة امرأة واستئثار أحدهم بالموروث دون الباقين

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س: سيدي المحامي،
لدي مشكلة تتعلق بالورث.
إذا ماتت امرأة لديها بيت و3 بنات وزوج وأب وأم و5 إخوة، فمن يرث؟ وهل يستطيع أحد الأطراف طرد البقية من البيت؟


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1 available 1 • View allAlternatives to the Sharia Inheritance Law in the UAE 9
The article states the currently available options on how to set up a Will in the UAE. The expatriate (non-Muslim) testator has several options on how to protect the assets in the UAE and how to appoint guardians for the minor child(ren) habitually residing in the Emirates.
Jun 13, 2019
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Laws & Regulations
1 available 1 • View allFederal Law No. (28) of 2005 On Personal Status 24
UAE Personal Status Law (also known as Personal Affairs Law) governs marriage, divorce, inheritance and other personal affairs in the United Arab Emirates. The law equally applies to citizens of the UAE and non-citizens unless one of them asks for the application of his home country law.
Nov 19, 2005
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I have been working for a US company since Jan 1st, 2002. On Monday, 20th Jan 2020. I was given a letter of termination which only stated we are terminating your position.
I was on a UK contract from 2002 to December 2018 and they forced me to move to a local Dubai contract, I’ve been employed in Jebel Ali Free Zone for the whole duration.
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