Will Draft Preparation

Four steps. 1. A conversation about your family and wishes. 2. Drafting in English and Arabic, reviewed with you line by line. 3. Signing with witnesses. 4. Registration with the DIFC Courts Wills Service or ADJD. We stay with you through all four.

We prepare your instructions; ADJD registers the result. The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department registers civil wills on its official bilingual template — it does not plan your estate with you. We work out your executor, guardians, beneficiaries, and distribution with you first, then complete the template so it is ready to register. Our drafting fee is separate from ADJD's registration fee and is quoted at consultation.

Four things. Your executor — who carries out the instructions. Your guardians — who cares for minor children. Your beneficiaries — who receives what. And distribution — how each asset passes. A draft that leaves any of the four vague leaves work for the court.

The ADJD Civil Wills Section works with forms in Arabic and English, and we prepare your draft in both so you understand every line. Note that documents not in Arabic must be translated by a translation office certified by the Ministry of Justice, and foreign-issued documents must be attested — we handle the paperwork trail before you file.

No — registration is per testator. We prepare two separate wills that mirror each other, so each spouse's document says the same thing about the family, and each is registered in its own file.

A change means filing the updated will with the Civil Wills Section again — ADJD also keeps an official revocation form. Fees for re-filing are not published the way the registration fees are; we confirm the current position with the section before anything is filed.

Four things. 1. Your passport and Emirates ID. 2. A list of your assets — property deeds, accounts, shares, policies. 3. The names of your beneficiaries, guardians, and executor. 4. Any existing will or marriage contract. We confirm the exact list at the first meeting.