UAE Civil Transactions Law

Article 1157

Book Three: Original Real Rights (in Rem) · Section One: Right of Ownership · Chapter Three: Modes of Acquiring Ownership · Part Three: The Will

1. Any legal act made by a person during a death illness with the intention of making a gift shall be considered a disposition effective after death, and the provisions of a will shall apply thereto, regardless of the designation given to it. 2. The heirs of the person making the disposition shall prove by all means that the disposition was made by their decedent while they were in their death illness. The instrument of disposition shall not be binding on the heirs unless its date is officially established. 3. If the heirs prove that the disposition was made by their decedent during a death illness, the disposition shall be deemed to have been issued by way of donation, unless the person to whom the disposition was made proves otherwise or there are special provisions to the contrary.

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