Estate Division & Inheritance
Inventory, valuation and administration of estates — rights preserved, procedures accelerated.
Specialised legal services in the division and administration of estates — preserving rights and accelerating the formal procedures.
Our services include
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Estate Administration
Including sale, buy-out and set-off arrangements between heirs.
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Inventory & Valuation
Whether bank deposits, company shares, real estate or other movables.
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Share Sale or Transfer to Heirs
According to the lawful Sharia and statutory entitlements.
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Wills & Gifts
Drafted and notarized as legally binding instruments under the applicable rules.
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Valuables Liquidation
Liquidation and distribution of valuable movables among beneficiaries.
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Minors’ Shares
Segregating and safeguarding the entitlements of minors under the approved procedures.
What an Estate Contains
Cash and bank accounts
Establishing balances held at banks, lifting holds, and obtaining what is required to transfer them to the heirs.
Real estate
Identifying and valuing property, transferring or selling it and dividing the proceeds, and resolving co-ownership between heirs.
Shares and company interests
Transmission of company interests and listed shares to the heirs, and the effect on the company’s continuity and decision-making.
Movables and valuables
Identifying, valuing, liquidating and distributing valuable movable property among those entitled.
Debts and obligations
Establishing and discharging the estate’s debts before division — an estate is only divided once what is owed has been met.
Minors’ entitlements
Segregating and safeguarding the shares of minors under the prescribed procedures — the most exacting part of the file and the most bound by formality.
What We Handle
- Determination of heirs and entitlements
- Inventory and valuation of estate assets
- Discharge of debts and execution of wills
- Division by agreement or by court
- Buy-outs and set-off between heirs
- Transfer of property and interests to heirs
- Protecting minors and absent heirs
- Co-ownership and partition proceedings
How We Work
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Identifying heirs and shares
Obtaining the determination of heirs and establishing who is entitled and in what share under Islamic Sharia — the step on which everything afterwards rests.
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Inventorying the estate
Listing assets and liabilities — cash, property, company interests, movables — together with the debts and the wills that must be given effect.
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Settlement first
We pursue a division agreed between the heirs before going to court, because estate disputes run longer and damage family relations more than any other kind.
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Court where agreement fails
Bringing and conducting division or partition proceedings where agreement proves impossible, while preserving what can be preserved between the heirs.
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Implementation and transfer
Completing transfer and registration before the competent authorities so that entitlements actually reach the people entitled to them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do we start after a death? +
Proceedings begin with the determination of heirs, which establishes who inherits and in what share, followed by an inventory of the estate’s assets and liabilities. Nothing should be distributed before both steps — an early distribution may have to be unwound.
Is the estate divided before the debts are paid? +
No. The estate’s debts are discharged first, then wills are given effect within their lawful limits, and what remains is what is divided among the heirs. Dividing before that exposes the heirs to claims from creditors.
One heir refuses to divide — what can be done? +
We begin with a negotiated division or a buy-out for consideration. Where that fails, any heir may apply to the court for division or partition; a single heir cannot block the rights of the others without cause.
Can property be dealt with before division? +
Before division the property is held in common between the heirs, and dealing with it requires the consent of those entitled or a court order. An heir may deal with their own undivided share within limits, but disposing of the whole requires agreement.
What about a minor’s share? +
A minor’s share is segregated and safeguarded under the prescribed procedures, and may not be dealt with without the authorisation of the competent body. These formalities are protection rather than administrative friction — bypassing them invalidates the transaction.
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