A registered will is the last thing your family should be searching for. If you live in the UAE, you have built something here, a bank account, a home, savings, investments, perhaps a business. Without a registered UAE will, courts decide what happens to all of it. YouWill puts that decision back in your hands, and makes sure your family knows exactly where to find it.
If you have a UAE bank account, property, savings, investments, dependants, or a business, this applies to you. Federal Personal Status Law applies by default to all UAE residents irrespective of religion or nationality. Without a registered UAE will, courts apply the default distribution, not your wishes. The difference between a registered will and no will is the difference between your family being protected and your family being processed.
All UAE accounts, including joint accounts, are frozen immediately until a court order is issued. Your family has no access to funds during that time.
Shares become part of the estate. The company cannot transact normally, sign contracts, or make decisions until succession is resolved through the courts.
Without a guardianship clause in a registered UAE will, the courts decide who raises your minor children, not you.
If shares are under dispute and ownership unresolved, the trade licence cannot be renewed. The company risks lapsing entirely.
Applies to all UAE residents irrespective of religion or nationality unless a registered UAE will is in place. Non-Muslim residents especially benefit from a UAE will to direct their estate as they wish.
Frozen shares mean dividends and profit distributions owed to the deceased's estate are held indefinitely during probate proceedings.
A will registered in your home country has no legal standing for UAE-based assets. You need a separate UAE-registered will.
In prolonged deadlock situations where shares are frozen and no succession plan exists, a UAE company can face forced liquidation proceedings.
Whether you have a bank account and a few investments, a young family and a Dubai apartment, or a business with shareholders, the protection you need starts with the same document: a UAE compliant will.
YouWill is built to support every stage of estate planning, from your first registered will to professional probate assistance when a family member has passed away.
Individual and family wills for Non-Muslim UAE residents. Three tiers from Starter to Founder Legacy, all advisor-reviewed.
Sharia-compliant estate structuring for Muslim residents. Wasiya drafting, lifetime gift planning, and family advisory.
Multi-jurisdiction estate planning for HNW expats with assets across multiple countries. Coordinated drafting with overseas counsel.
UAE Powers of Attorney drafted, translated, and notarised. General, specific, and corporate POAs for residents and overseas principals.
For families who have lost a loved one. Navigation of UAE inheritance procedures, court applications, asset release, and translation.
ICC RAK Foundation structuring for generational wealth transfer, asset protection, and cross-border family governance.
YouWill advises on and coordinates registration across the two main UAE will registration frameworks. Your advisor will recommend the right pathway based on where you live and where your assets are.
Covers UAE-based moveable and immoveable assets. Available to all UAE residents irrespective of religion. Valid and enforceable across all seven emirates. The most widely used registration pathway for UAE expatriates.
Dubai Courts provides a UAE compliant will registration pathway for residents whose primary assets and domicile are in Dubai, especially Non-Muslim residents. Recognised across the UAE.
Both ADJD and Dubai Courts pathways are open to all UAE residents irrespective of religion. Non-Muslim residents in particular benefit from a registered UAE will to override the default Federal Personal Status Law distribution.
Every YouWill client receives a free consultation with an advisor. We review your full situation, personal assets, business interests, family structure, and recommend the right pathway.
Individuals, families, and business owners. Starter wills for first-time will writers, family wills with guardianship, and full Founder Legacy packages for entrepreneurs.
We coordinate Arabic translation, witnessing, and registration at ADJD or Dubai Courts. Self-serve apps leave you to figure this out alone. We don't.
YouWill is a legal advisory and support platform, not a law firm. Our team is composed of qualified lawyers, legal consultants, and paralegals with years of UAE legal experience, backed by a law firm partner and private notaries for everything that requires a licensed practitioner.
Multi-jurisdiction qualified lawyers leading drafting, advisory, and complex case review.
UAE-experienced legal consultants handling case assessment, structuring, and client advisory.
Trained paralegals managing documentation, translation, and registration workflows.
A regulated UAE law firm partner and private notaries handle court registration and licensed work.
How this works in practice: Advisory, drafting, and document review are handled in-house. Court registration, notarisation, and contentious legal work are handled by our law firm partner and private notaries. Every YouWill document is reviewed by a qualified advisor before submission.
eSafe is more than storage. It is encrypted storage, controlled sharing through Keys, and intelligent guidance through the dashboard. Everything your family will need the moment everything else freezes. One place. Three connected pieces.
Two optional services available at checkout. Both are billed transparently and disclosed in writing before you pay.
Create your secure account. Choose your pathway (ADJD or Dubai Courts) and your pricing tier. Set your language and registration emirate.
Tell us about your dependants, guardians, assets, business shares and beneficiaries through a guided form. Save and resume anytime.
Upload passports, Emirates IDs (if applicable), residency visas, title deeds, and trade licences. Encrypted at rest. Tagged automatically.
AES-256 encryption · Only you and your advisor have accessYour draft will is generated and reviewed by a YouWill legal advisor. Edit collaboratively in the portal until you are satisfied.
Ministry of Justice certified Arabic translation where required. We coordinate with ADJD or Dubai Courts for registration on your behalf.
Registration fee applies · Fast-track availableAt checkout, opt into eSafe (AED 99/year intro) and optionally appoint YouWill as your professional executor. Your registered will is added to your eSafe storage automatically.
YouWill service fees are all-inclusive of advisory, drafting, and translation coordination. Registration fees are passed through at cost and vary by court.
Most people put this off for years. The first conversation takes thirty minutes. Book a free consultation with a YouWill advisor. We will assess your full situation, personal, family, and business, and tell you exactly what you need.