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About DIFC Wills

You can register different types of Will to fit your personal circumstances.

Different Types of DIFC Will

Eligible individuals have the option to register different types of Wills at the DIFC Courts Wills Registry for Non-Muslims (the ‘Registry’) depending on the assets they wish to cover and whether or not the Will is to encompass guardianship arrangements.

There are currently four types of ‘DIFC Will’ that can be registered, referred to as the ‘Guardianship Will’, ‘Property Will’,  ‘Business Owners Will’,  the ‘Financial Assets Will’ and the ‘Full Will’,  the key features of which are summarised below.

All DIFC Wills are registered at the Registry. However, all pre-registration checks are carried out by appointment at the DIFC Wills Service (the ‘Wills Service’) and there are a number of locations at which these can take place. To find out more click here.

To register a DIFC Will you must satisfy four key criteria:

  1. You are not a Muslim, and have never been a Muslim.
  2. You are over 21 years of age.
  3. You own assets in Dubai and/or Ras Al Khaimah.
  4.  Any children for which you wish to appoint guardians for must be habitually resident in Dubai or Ras Al Khaimah.

Which Will is right for me?

Please consider carefully which DIFC Will is right for you based on your personal circumstances and how these are likely to change in the near future. The key features of the different types of DIFC Will that you can register are summarised below.

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Guardianship Will

  • Guardianship appointments only
  • Children must be below 21 years
  • Children must be resident in Dubai or Ras Al Khaimah
  • Permanent and interim appointments available

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Full Will

  • Covers all types of assets
  • No limit on real estate properties
  • Dubai and/or Ras Al Khaimah assets
  • Guardianship appointments

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Property Will

  • Real estate property only
  • Limited to 5 real estate properties
  • Real estate in Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah
  • Online template will

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Business Owners Will

  • Free zone and UAE onshore company shares (including RAKICC)
  • Limited to 5 separate shareholdings
  • Dubai and/or Ras Al Khaimah assets
  • Online template Will

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Financial Assets Will

  • Bank and brokerage accounts only
  • Limited to 10 separate bank or brokerage accounts
  • Dubai and/or Ras Al Khaimah assets
  • Online template Will

Get in Touch

If you would like any more information to help you decide which DIFC Will is right for you or have any queries in relation to the decision making process, please contact us via the enquiry form below and one of our Compliance Officers will get back to you.

UAE Inheritance Calculator

To get an indication of how your assets would be distributed in the absence of a DIFC Will, please enter the number of all your family members in the table below. You can also add the number of any friends you would wish to benefit.

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Heir categories Number Heir categories Number
Sons Half-Brothers from Father
Daughters Half-Sisters from Father
Sons of sons Siblings from Mother
Daughters of Sons Sons of Full Brothers
Husband Sons of Half-Brothers from Father
Wife Full Brothers of Father
Father Half-Brothers of Father from their Father
Mother Sons of Full Brothers of Father
Father (or higher) of Father Sons of Half-Brothers of Father from their Father
Mother (or higher) of Father   Beneficiary Friends
Mother (or higher) of Mother   Other relatives to mother
Full Brothers Full Sisters
Islamic Treasury  
  

To view results, please enter your details and calculate

Disclaimer:

The UAE Inheritance Calculator presented above is intended to illustrate the methodology that underpins the distribution of assets pursuant to local laws in the UAE. Its use by you does not constitute the provision of legal advice by the DIFC Wills Service Centre or the Registry and the figures generated from such use should not be relied upon in your decision making. The determination of the likely distribution of assets pursuant UAE and Sharia Law is a matter that requires expert legal advice from experienced lawyers and scholars. The DIFC Wills Service Centre and the Registry are not, nor purport to be, in a position to provide such advice and nothing on this website or in any materials published or otherwise disseminated by the DIFC Wills Service Centre or the Registry should be construed to the contrary.

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