Article 24 of the Saudi Minors' Property Guardianship Law
المادة 24 من نظام الولاية على أموال القاصرين
The article requires the Authority, on receipt of the heirs' inventory or the notifications, to protect covered persons' rights and inventory their funds, rights and obligations, and allows it to check their residences in the presence of the heirs or an official.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
تقوم الهيئة عند ورود حصر الورثة أو البلاغات المنصوص عليها في المواد السابقة باتخاذ الإجراءات اللازمة للمحافظة على حقوق المشمولين بهذا النظام وحصر أموالهم الثابتة والمنقولة وجميع ما لهم من حقوق وما عليهم من التزامات، ولها في سبيل ذلك التحقق مما تحويه مساكنهم والأماكن التي في حيازتهم وكذلك الأماكن الأخرى التي ترجح لديها وجود أموال لهم فيها، وذلك بحضور واحد أو أكثر من الورثة البالغين بعد إبلاغ جميع الورثة البالغين بذلك، أو بحضور مندوب من المحكمة المختصة أو أحد أعضاء هيئة التحقيق والادعاء العام.
ولها تسلم الأموال والمنشآت وإدارتها طبقا لنصوص هذا النظام.
This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers
Article 24 explained in plain English
This article regulates the first practical step after the Authority learns of a minor or someone treated like a minor who has funds: inventorying the funds.
When does the Authority begin? On receipt of the inventory of heirs or the notifications provided for in the preceding articles.
What does it do?
- It takes the necessary steps to preserve the rights of those covered by the Law.
- It inventories their fixed and movable funds, and everything they are owed and they owe.
The power to check: to that end the Authority may check what is contained in their residences and the places in their possession, and any other places where it considers it likely that they have funds.
The safeguard of attendance: this is done only in the presence of one of the following:
- One or more of the adult heirs, after all the adult heirs have been notified of it.
- Or a representative of the competent court.
- Or a member of the Investigation and Public Prosecution Authority.
After the inventory: the Authority takes over the funds and facilities and manages them in accordance with the provisions of this Law.
It is assisted in this by Article 23, which requires governmental and non-governmental bodies to supply it with the data it requests. And Article 25 bars the heirs and partners from dealing with the estate from the date of death until the inventory is complete.
If you are one of the adult heirs, you have the right to be notified of the date of the check. Anyone with a question about the inventory procedures can consult a lawyer who specializes in personal status and estates.
Practical example
The Authority received a deed of heirs for a man who died in Al-Ahsa leaving a wife and four sons, three of them minors. The Authority notified the adult son and the wife of the date it would come to the house, and in the son's presence inventoried the funds and belongings there, then inventoried what the deceased was owed and what he owed.
Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.
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Frequently asked questions about Article 24 of the Saudi Minors' Property Guardianship Law
Is the Guardianship Authority entitled to enter a deceased person's home?
It may check what is contained in the residences of those covered and the places in their possession, in the presence of one or more adult heirs after all of them are notified, or a representative of the court or a member of the Investigation and Public Prosecution Authority.
What does the Authority inventory?
The fixed and movable funds of those covered and everything they are owed and they owe.
Does the Authority take over minors' funds after the inventory?
Yes. It may take over the funds and facilities and manage them in accordance with the provisions of the Law.
More articles on Inventory of a Minor's Estate
- Article 25
The article bars heirs and partners from dealing with the estate of anyone who died leaving minors or an unborn child from the date of death until the Authority's inventory, makes any dealing without written permission void, and sets the inventory at three months.
لا يجوز لأي من الورثة أو غيرهم أو شركاء المتوفى عن قصر أو حمل المشمولين بهذا النظام التصرف في أموال التركة أو المال المشترك اعتباراً من تاريخ الوفاة وحتى حصر ال
- Article 26
The article extends the bar on dealing in Article 25 to the partners of a person under interdiction, an absentee and a person with no known heir, from the date of the judgment.
تسري أحكام المادة (الخامسة والعشرين) من هذا النظام على شركاء المحجور عليه أو الغائب أو من لا يعرف له وارث من تاريخ الحكم بالحجر أو بثبوت الغيبة أو بثبوت عدم ظهو
The texts are reproduced from the official website of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers for reference; where they differ, the officially published Arabic text prevails. This content is not legal advice.