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.
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.
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.