{
  "name": "UAE",
  "id": "https://openinherit.org/v3/extensions/uae/extension.json",
  "version": "1.1.0",
  "inherit": ">=3.0.0 <4.0.0",
  "maturity": "draft",
  "extensionType": "geographic",
  "applicableJurisdictions": [
    "AE"
  ],
  "providesOwnProcedure": false,
  "compatibleWith": [
    "islamic-succession"
  ],
  "legalSystems": [
    "mixed",
    "islamic_law",
    "common_law"
  ],
  "maintainers": [
    {
      "name": "Testate Technologies",
      "organisation": "Testate Technologies Ltd",
      "role": "lead"
    }
  ],
  "lastVerified": "2026-04-14",
  "dataProvenance": "UAE Personal Status Law (Federal Law No. 28/2005), DIFC Wills and Probate Registry, Federal Decree-Law No. 41/2022",
  "responsibleOrganisation": "Testate Technologies Ltd",
  "description": "UAE dual-track succession — Sharia default vs DIFC common law for non-Muslims. DWSC registered wills, expatriate estate handling.",
  "conformanceRules": [
    {
      "id": "ae-001",
      "code": "INHERIT_COMPLETENESS_FIELD_MISSING",
      "description": "Succession track (sharia or difc) must be specified",
      "check": "exists",
      "path": "x-inherit-uae.successionTrack",
      "severity": "error"
    }
  ],
  "certifiedBy": "OpenInherit",
  "certificationDate": "2026-04-04",
  "successionCoverage": "partial",
  "taxCoverage": "outline",
  "keyFeatures": "Sharia default rules, DIFC Wills Service Centre, free zone asset treatment, non-Muslim will registration, homeCountryLawElection (Decree Law 41/2022), home country code + DIFC registration tracking, marriageRevocation (no general rule for DIFC/ADGM non-Muslim wills)",
  "legalTradition": "Islamic / common (DIFC)",
  "seeking": "DIFC and Sharia court practitioners",
  "tier": "core"
}