Q: If an Indian Muslim employee died in the UAE and the company deposited his indemnity to his bank account, how can his family get his indemnity? There is no will and the embassy refused to help.

Q: Hi, My husband passed away last May. The car is in his name. I have two girls above 21 years of age. What is the procedure to transfer the car to one of our names, please? Many thanks in advance!

Q: Hello, I’m a Pakistani national. My father had an apartment in Dubai and he’s no more with us. I want details regarding legal documents which I need from Pakistan to initiate a case to transfer that apartment by inheritance law in Dubai.

Q: We are Hindu. My brother expired in the UAE recently. A) My brother had registered a civil execution case in Dubai courts. I have applied for a succession certificate. Is this sufficient for me to register my name in the execution court as the person who will make petitions and collect any payments that the debtor makes? Or do I have to mention this existing lawsuit in the inheritance file? B) A company had issued an acknowledgment of debt in the name of my brother, but they refuse to pay. What steps do I need to take at family court for the inheritance so that I can, later on, start a commercial lawsuit to collect the debts that the company owes to my deceased brother? Do I need a letter from the family court that allows me to start a commercial case on behalf of my deceased brother? Thank you!

Q: My brother died in Sharjah due to a heart attack all of a sudden. His wife and 4-year-old daughter are in India. Now his employer is asking for a court order to issue the end-of-service benefit. I have a PoA from his wife (issued from India in English). Do we need to attest the English PoA from any department or do we need to translate it into Arabic? Please help/suggest how to get a court order. Thanks

س: السلام عليكم، تُوفِّي لنا أخ متقاعد عسكري في الإمارات، رحمة الله عليه، وليس لديه أبناء أو أب أو أم. انحصر إرثه الشرعي في زوجته وإخوانه. لديه راتب يُصرَف بحدود ٢٠ ألف درهم ونحن ورثته. هل يحق لنا المطالبة بالحقوق السابقة؟ حيث أنه حاليًا يُصرَف راتبه لزوجته ولا نعلم إن كانت هناك حقوق تُوزَّع للورثة. علمًا بأنه بعد وفاته، أُرسلت مستحقات تأمينية لتوزيعها علينا نحن الورثة وهذه المستحقات من صندوق المعاشات في حدود ٢١٠ ألف، وتم تفصيلها على أنها مستحقات ١١ شهرًا لما قبل وفاته، وقد وزعتها علينا المحكمة، جميع الورثة، وفق الأنصبة. السؤال: هل توجد له حاليًا حقوق سابقة لدى جهة العمل أو مع الصندوق؟ وهل يحق لنا أن نطالب بهذه الحقوق؟

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.

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.

An interview-format article covering reasons why a non-Muslim expatriate should have a will in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW. Ludmila sheds light in this article on the right time and place to start the procedure based on tested practices in the UAE.

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.