Are there inheritance issues in Dubai about property?
Few people realize that whenever they purchase property outside their original country of residence where they are most likely to have a will that the property in the country in which they have purchased is covered only by local laws. Dubai is no different, and the inheritance of property in the UAE is covered under Shariah Law. This stipulates that in the event of a man’s death, property would pass automatically to the eldest son in the family and not necessarily the man’s spouse, even if the property is jointly owned by husband and wife. Advice from a variety of locally based law firms produces different recommendations, including putting in place a local will in the UAE if you are a resident, or adding a codicil as a supplement to your existing overseas will indicating that any assets you own in the UAE should be covered by laws of the will in the jurisdiction in which it was originally written. Some solicitors have also advised that this will and codicil should then be notarized by
