The Ministry of Justice has delegated the notarization of waivers of inheritance shares in all estates to the Second Notary Public Offices or those authorized to perform such duties, without linking this to the transfer of title to the property being waived, in order to resolve disputes, given the difficulty of accounting for all assets in an estate; thus, the new mechanism was adopted. This decision followed a study prepared based on reports received by the Ministry from notary offices regarding the need for notarizing such waivers.

The Ministry added in a circular—a copy of which was obtained by “Amlak”— – that the Second Notary Public Office will be responsible for notarizing waivers and amicable divisions of both immovable and movable estate assets, provided that the known assets of the estate are listed according to the parties" declaration, without refraining from notarizing the waiver of all known and unknown estate assets.

The deed shall be delivered to the assignee and shall serve as evidence of the transfer of the assigned share and the conveyance thereof at the competent notary public’s office, while previously issued general deeds of conveyance regarding the estate shall remain in effect in accordance with the established guidelines. The Ministry concluded its circular by stating that these guidelines shall be implemented without prejudice to the right of the interested party to file a lawsuit before the competent court in the event of fraud or misrepresentation.