1. The Personal Status judge shall be competent to consider all disputes arising from the application of this Law and everything related to marriage, divorce, dowry, withdrawal of engagement, and all Personal Status matters. 2. By way of exemption to what is stated in Clause (1) of this Article, the estate judge shall have jurisdiction over the following: a. Issuing a ruling to prove death, list of heirs, list and liquidate and distribute the estate, appoint a guardian (Wasi) for minors and a tutor (Wasi) on the estate, and take all that is required to preserve the estate. b. Considering all disputes related to the inventory list, the liquidation of the estate, or the division and distribution of its assets among the heirs, and any civil, real estate, or commercial case arising, or deriving from, the estate related to its ownership, liquidation, or any of its affairs between the heirs and others, and disputes that occur between the heirs, guardians, and those in their position. c. Any incidental requests relating to the removal or introduction of an heir, wills, endowments (Waqf), or settlement between heirs in grants arising from the estate or inseparably connected thereto. d. Certain competences mentioned in this Article may be assigned to a competent department or specialized court by a decision of the Federal Judicial Council or the head of the Local Judicial Authority.
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