Last Will and Testament — United Arab Emirates
LexiForm United Arab Emirates Legal Review Team
Reviews and maintains United Arab Emirates document templates and jurisdiction data for accuracy against current statute text.
Last reviewed 2026-06-01
| Governing law reference | Federal Decree-Law No. 32 of 2021 (Commercial Companies Law); confidentiality enforced contractually |
| Local enforcement body | Ministry of Economy / Dubai Courts |
| Average legal fee range | AED 800–2,000/hrpending legal review |
| Compliance requirement | Must meet the jurisdiction's formal execution requirements, typically including witnesses and, in some places, notarization. |
| Penalty for violation | A will that fails formal execution requirements can be declared invalid, causing the estate to pass under intestacy rules instead.pending legal review |
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