Is the court fee included in the MyHaven price?

No. The court fee is paid to the court, by you, at registration. We show it beside our fee from the first screen so the total is never a surprise.

Why is a DIFC will ten times the price of an ADJD will?

They are different courts with different fee schedules. The DIFC Courts run an English-language common-law registry and price it accordingly; the ADJD set its fee at 950 AED in 2017 to make registration accessible. Both are recognised in the UAE.

Can I pay the ADJD fee in instalments?

No. It is paid in full when the registration is booked.

Does the price change if I own property abroad?

Not with the ADJD, whose fee is per will regardless of what it covers. With the DIFC Courts, the will type you choose sets the fee.

Cost

How much does a will cost in the UAE? Every fee, in one table

By MyHaven TeamPublished 24 October 20267 minute read

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A UAE will has two costs, paid to two different people: the court’s registration fee and the fee of whoever drafts it. For a non-Muslim expat registering with the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD), the court fee is 950 AED for one will and 1,900 AED for a couple’s mirror wills. Drafting runs from about 699 AED with an online service to several thousand dirhams with a law firm. The DIFC Courts charge ~10,000 AED for a single full will and ~15,000 AED for mirror wills. Dubai Courts attests a will for ~2,020 AED, but the will must be in Arabic, so add a translation.

Two fees, not one

Every quote you see for “a will in Dubai” is either a court fee, a drafting fee, or the two added together, and the adverts rarely say which. The court fee is fixed by the court, paid to the court, and the same whoever drafts the document. The drafting fee is what a service or a law firm charges to write the will, have it translated where the court needs Arabic, and take you through registration. When you compare prices, ask which of the two a number covers.

The fee table, 24 October 2026

Court fees and conditions for the three UAE will registries
	ADJD (Abu Dhabi)	DIFC Courts (Dubai)	Dubai Courts notary
Court fee, one will	950 AED	~10,000 AED (full will)	~2,020 AED
Court fee, mirror wills	1,900 AED	~15,000 AED	~4,040 AED
Language	English and Arabic, bilingual	English	Arabic
Who can use it	Non-UAE nationals, any religion	Non-Muslims	Non-Muslims
Assets covered	In the UAE and abroad	In the UAE and abroad, under DIFC rules	In the UAE
How you sign	Video call with the court, or in person	At the Wills Service, in person or by video	In person at the notary
Changing it later	A new registration	~550 AED modification fee	A new attestation

Sources, read 24 October 2026: the ADJD’s Civil Family Court page (regular will registration 950 AED; a special registration is listed at ~2,500 AED); the DIFC Courts schedule of fees, section B; and Dubai Courts’ notary tariff for attesting a non-Muslim will, ~2,000 AEDunder Executive Council Resolution 4 of 2014 plus the Knowledge and Innovation fees Dubai adds to each transaction, as published by Dubai notary practices. Fees change. The court’s own page wins over this table.

What the DIFC figure buys, and the cheaper DIFC wills

The ~10,000 AED is for a Full Will covering everything you own. The DIFC Courts also register narrower wills at lower fees: a Guardianship Will (~5,000 AED single, ~7,500 AED mirror), a Property Will for up to five UAE properties (~7,500 AED and ~10,000 AED), and Business Owners, Financial Assets and Digital Assets wills (~5,000 AED and ~7,500 AED each). A booking fee of ten percent is paid first and comes off the total. These are real options if you need one thing covered, but two narrow wills soon cost more than one full will, and an ADJD will covers all of it for 950 AED. The registry comparison covers what else separates them.

What drafting costs

Online will services. ~699 AED to ~1,299 AED for one will and ~999 AED to ~2,199 AED for mirror wills, from the public prices of the services operating in October 2026. MyHaven is 699 AED and 999 AED, with the Arabic translation and a person who reads your draft included.
Law firms. Commonly ~3,000 AED to ~8,000 AED for one will, before the court fee. Fixed-fee packages exist; many quotes add the court fee and translation on top, so ask for the total.

The extras nobody quotes

Translation. ADJD and Dubai Courts wills are read in Arabic. If your service does not include a certified translation, budget for one; legal translators charge by the page.
A faster appointment. An optional ADGM fast-track notarisation costs 570 AED a will on the ADJD route. It speeds the appointment; the will is the same.
Changes. A registered will is changed by registering again. Before registration, MyHaven charges 150 AEDa round of changes after the draft is approved; once it is registered, the court’s fee applies again.
Probate, much later. When the will is used, the estate pays the court again to administer it. Worth knowing when you compare a 950 AED registration with a ~10,000 AED one: the cheaper registration does not store up a larger bill later.

Two worked examples

One person, UAE assets, ADJD route. Court fee 950 AED plus MyHaven 699 AED, so 1,649 AED with everything included. The same will through a law firm charging ~4,000 AED, an illustrative figure, would come to ~4,950 AED.

A couple with two children, mirror wills, ADJD route. Court fee 1,900 AED plus MyHaven 999 AED, so 2,899 AED for both wills, with guardians named in each. The DIFC route for the same couple starts at ~15,000 AED in court fees alone. How mirror wills work.

Frequently asked questions

Is the court fee included in the MyHaven price?: No. The court fee is paid to the court, by you, at registration. We show it beside our fee from the first screen so the total is never a surprise.
Why is a DIFC will ten times the price of an ADJD will?: They are different courts with different fee schedules. The DIFC Courts run an English-language common-law registry and price it accordingly; the ADJD set its fee at 950 AED in 2017 to make registration accessible. Both are recognised in the UAE.
Can I pay the ADJD fee in instalments?: No. It is paid in full when the registration is booked.
Does the price change if I own property abroad?: Not with the ADJD, whose fee is per will regardless of what it covers. With the DIFC Courts, the will type you choose sets the fee.

MyHaven is not a law firm and this article is not legal advice. It explains how the process works so you can make your own decisions. What that means

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