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

Q: Dear Madam, I’m working for a company in Abu Dhabi. My friend/colleague (Non-Muslim) expired in December 2018 (without a will). He lived in Abu Dhabi for more than 20 years and had an account with money and National Bonds. What is the procedure to withdraw the money & National Bonds of the deceased from the account? His wife is in India and not able to visit the UAE. Kindly help me to know the procedures.

Q: Hello everyone, Good day to all of you! My father recently passed away (may he RIP) in Canada, I just found out he has a bank account in Dubai and would like to understand the procedure to collect the funds and close the account. We are Muslims as I understood that this might change the procedures (?). I am looking to hire a lawyer to help out with the above. I just need to know exactly what documents do I bring with me from Canada. I have the following already attested and certified by the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UAE Embassy in Canada: 1) A will issued in Canada. 2) Death certificate. 3) Power of Attorney from my siblings. Thanks!

Q: Hi Mam This is Abdul Haseeb from Pakistan. My elder brother Abdul Qadeer has passed away in a road accident in Dubai on 18-07-2020. Can you help me out? How can I receive his death insurance claim?

س: أبي توفي وترك بيت ورثة. ويسكن في البيت زوجة أبي وأبناؤها وبناتها. أنا متزوج وعندي أطفال وأسكن في شقة إيجار وليس عندي كي أدفع إيجار الشقة. إخواني وزوجة أبي لا يبغون أن أسكن ببيت أبي. ما هو الإجراء الذي يجعلني أسكن في بيت أبي؟

Q: My father was an LLC 49% partner in Sharjah and passed away in Pakistan. Now I came here. What should I do?

Q: X Real Estate LLC is a newly formed LLC company in the mainland (DED) with 10 partners, 9 of them Indians and one Pakistani. As per the new provisions, the company is owned 100 % by expatriate residents. The company’s business is buying and selling real estate in the UAE. Query: What happens to the company and other partners, when one partner dies with or without a will? Can the remaining partners continue to operate the bank account or it will be frozen? Are the operations of the company frozen? Can the remaining partners carry on the business as usual, buy, rent, and sell the properties? Can the partners pay the share of the deceased partner to his legal heirs and distribute his share among the remaining partners? Will this affect the other businesses of the remaining 9 partners in any way?

Q: Dear Questioner, My mother-in-law died in 2021. She had a car, which we thought was paid off. We haven't touched the car since then. Now, in 2023, we are planning to sell the car. However, when we tried to transfer the title to the new owner's name, we discovered that the car is still under a loan with the bank. What do we need to do? What will happen? Do we need to get a clearance from the bank, or will the bank take the car back? Please advise!

Q: Dear Lawyers, If a property is registered in Dubai in the joint names of a husband and wife, does the wife automatically get his share upon the husband's death, or is his share distributed according to his will, which could include other relatives?

Do you have assets in the UAE? Have you made a will yet? It is highly recommended to register a will soon, otherwise, the drive to asset disbursement can be extensive and expensive. In addition to the option of registering a will in DIFC for Non-Muslim will registration, Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) had also introduced a separate office since August 2017, which has made the entire will registration process easier and cost-effective.

With the introduction of the new procedures for obtaining a power of attorney (POA) remotely in the UAE, after it was mandatory to appear in person in front of the notary public as a global rule to ensure the identity and intention of the person requesting a POA, we put between your hands this brief guide for how you get it done.

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.