Guides & resources
Everything we have learned about preparing and registering a civil will in the UAE, written the way we would explain it to a friend.
Registration
The complete walkthrough of the Abu Dhabi Civil Family Court will registration process — from UAE Pass to your stamped will.
Read the guideGuardianship
If both parents die, who looks after your children — and who decides? What the civil will lets you control.
Read the guideOther guides
Four ways a non-Muslim expat can register a will in the UAE. What each one costs, how long it takes, what it covers, and the single question that usually decides it.
Read the guideRegistration fees are fixed and published. Preparation fees are not. This page separates the two, for all four routes, with every figure traced to where it came from.
Read the guideTwo official routes lead to a registered will in Abu Dhabi — one is cheaper, one is much faster. Here is how to decide.
Read the guideWe prepare wills for registration with the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, using the official bilingual template. DIFC and ADGM are separate routes with their own documents and requirements, and we don't prepare wills for those. If that's what you need, email hello@uaeexpatwill.com — we'll point you to someone who can, and let you know if we start offering it ourselves.