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My father was partner in a company in Abu Dhabi and passed away. How to transfer his shares?
Hi,
My father owned a company in Abu Dhabi and had some shares there. He passed away in India last year and did not leave a will.
My mother and I are Singaporeans. We want to transfer his company shares to someone else.
May I know what is the exact legal procedure, please?
Do we need to get the Death Certificate attested?
What documents will we need to produce?
Do we need to obtain a Letter of Administration in Singapore first before coming to the UAE?
Thank you so much for your kind advice.
Dear client
Thank you for contacting Badr Legal Consulting.
First sorry for your father's death may god rest him in peace.
We are willing to help you with the process after death and the required heirs' certificate.
You can reach me on WhatsApp for better understanding and guidance.
Thanks
Mohamed Badr
1) Indian death certificate: authentication and translation into Arabic, from the Indian Ministry of Justice and the UAE Embassy in India. Upon coming to the Emirates, approval from the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2) An inventory of the inheritance and a statement of the heirs, their names, and their capacities from the Indian courts: attestation and translation into Arabic, from the Indian Ministry of Justice and the UAE embassy in India, and upon coming to the Emirates, approval from the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
For No (2) Please check with the lawyers in Singapore, is the distribution of inheritance in accordance with the law of India or Singapore?
3) Opening an estate file in the Abu Dhabi courts.
You need a death certificate and its attestation, as well as a declaration of inheritance, a list of inheritance, a power of attorney for them, and a lawyer to complete the procedures for transferring shares to the new buyer.
