Our services include:
- Providing advice to the heirs during their lifetime to ensure division to prevent heirs’ disputes.
- Accounting for all types of estates and managing their division in accordance with the interests of the heirs.
- Providing alternative and effective legal and legal solutions to divide the estate.
- Supervising the financial valuation of the estate’s assets through certified expert appraisers.
- Litigating disputes between heirs before the judicial authorities and holding agents accountable.
- Drafting, registering and administering endowment instruments.
- Drafting, registering and supervising the implementation of wills.
- Governance of endowments and bequests, structuring their administrations, and determining their banks.
- Legal supervision of the management of endowments and bequests.
- Legal supervision of private civil and charitable organizations.
How we help
Many estates remain undivided for years because information is missing, assets are numerous, or heirs disagree. Value erodes and family relationships suffer. Through the Warith Center, we follow a clear, staged plan before any recourse to the courts.
- Establishing the death and obtaining the deed identifying the heirs.
- Listing all assets and liabilities: real estate, bank accounts, shares in companies, and debts owed to or by the estate.
- Independent valuation of assets by certified appraisers.
- Settling debts and executing wills within their Sharia limits.
- Dividing the estate by mutual agreement, or through the court where heirs disagree, then transferring ownership.
- Proposing division alternatives that balance time, return and the heirs’ circumstances, especially for shares in companies or jointly owned property that cannot easily be split.
Wills and estates are governed by the Personal Status Law, and division disputes are heard by the Personal Status Courts. Endowments (waqf) fall under the General Authority for Awqaf and its rules, and the Companies Law applies where the estate includes company shares.
Who we serve
- Heirs who want to inventory and divide an estate amicably and quickly.
- Heirs in dispute who need court representation or to hold an agent to account.
- Individuals arranging their affairs during their lifetime through a will or endowment.
- Endowment founders and trustees seeking sound governance and management.
- Private civil and charitable organizations.
Common causes of delay include heirs not knowing all of the deceased’s assets, minors or heirs living abroad, and one heir managing the funds alone without accounting.
Frequently asked questions
Can an estate be divided without going to court?
Yes. If all heirs agree and have full legal capacity, the estate can be divided by agreement and documented. Where there is a dispute or a minor heir, court involvement may be required.
Can a will be made in favour of an heir?
The Sharia rule is that there is no bequest to an heir unless the other heirs consent, and a bequest to a non-heir beyond one third requires their consent. We draft wills within these limits.
What if one heir manages the estate alone?
That heir can be required to account for their management and for estate funds in their hands. We represent heirs in such accounting claims.
Free tool: Islamic inheritance calculator (Arabic).
Contact Alburhan Law Firm in Riyadh to discuss your matter.
