Execution of a Succession Deed or Notification
This service allows a general partnership or a limited partnership to admit heirs to the company by operation of law on the death of a partner, in accordance with the provisions of the law, and to have that amendment recorded at CCD once the legal requirements are met.
Who can use this service
General partnerships and limited partnerships.
Before using this service
Prepare the following information and documents before submitting the certificate or extract request through the official service channel.
Requirements
Submit the application and the required documents through the available electronic services.
Any fractional ownership interests resulting from the division of ownership interests in accordance with the inheritance shares specified in the Declaration of Heirs / Heirship Certificate must be settled by allocating the fractions to one of the heirs, with the consent and signatures of all heirs before the authorized signatory, a notary public, or a licensed lawyer in the Kingdom. If an heir is a minor or is subject to a court-ordered legal guardianship, and it is decided to allocate their fractional ownership interests, a guardianship instrument and a sale authorization issued by the Sharia Court, or a guardianship decision and a sale authorization issued by the Ecclesiastical Court, as applicable, must be submitted. These documents must bear an official stamp and be dated no more than thirty (30) days prior to submission, and must expressly authorize the relevant procedure. Otherwise, the fractions shall be aggregated into a whole number and recorded under a separate entry entitled “Heirs of the Deceased.”
Where the Declaration of Heirs / Heirship Certificate is issued outside the Kingdom, its authentication must be verified by the competent authorities in the issuing country, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of that country, and by the representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in the country of issuance, where applicable, or by the embassy of that country in the Kingdom, as well as by the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The document must also be stamped by the Chief Justice Department or the competent sectarian council in the Kingdom, as applicable.
Where the Declaration of Heirs / Heirship Certificate is issued in Jerusalem, it is sufficient for it to be stamped by the Chief Justice Department or the competent Ecclesiastical Court in the Kingdom, as applicable.
Documents and supporting information
The following documents must be attached for the implementation of the Declaration of Heirs / Heirship Certificate:
A Declaration of Heirs issued by the Sharia Court or an Heirship Certificate issued by the Ecclesiastical Court, bearing an official stamp and dated no more than thirty (30) days prior to submission, confirming that no inheritance relinquishments, annulments, or corrections have been made to it.
Copies of the heirs’ personal identification documents.
A special power of attorney granted to the lawyer, bearing the required document presentation fee stamp, together with a copy of the lawyer’s Bar Association ID card, if the documents are signed before a lawyer.
All inheritance relinquishments (specific or general), annulments, or corrections to the Declaration of Heirs / Heirship Certificate, if any.
A guardianship or custodianship instrument, if applicable.
Amendment application for general partnerships and limited partnerships, in accordance with Form No. (2).
Note
The above-mentioned forms are available under: Services / Form Directory / Legal and Financial Filings and Amendments Directorate Forms.
Steps to complete
Review the steps below to understand where each part of the certificate or extract request process is completed.
Submit the amendment application
E-Services Portal
The applicant logs in to Existing Company Services, selects Filings and Legal Amendments, and uploads the required documents.
Review the amendment application
E-Services Portal
CCD reviews the application and the attached documents, verifies that the proposed amendment complies with the applicable requirements, and completes the procedures, as the case may be.
Pay the fees due on the amendment
E-Services Portal
Once the application is accepted and the procedures are complete, the applicant pays the fees through the electronic payment system.
Record the amendment and update the company’s data
E-Services Portal
CCD records the amendment and updates the company’s data in its Company Information Record and file. The company can then obtain an updated Company Information Record reflecting the amendment.
Fees and processing time
Service fees
- Filing a succession deed or notification: JOD 10
- Filing other documents: JOD 10 per document
- Filing the amended company contract and statement: JOD 20
- Changes fee: JOD 20
- Changes publication fee: JOD 10
- Announcement fee: JOD 10
Processing time
One working hour, once all documents and approvals are complete and the fees are paid.
Overall completion depends on the following stages:
- Filing the required documents.
- Paying the fees due.
- Recording the amendment and updating the company’s record.
What you receive
The amendment is recorded in the company’s record and file at CCD, and an updated Company Information Record reflecting the amendment can be issued.
Additional Note
- The company’s agreement and statement must be signed by all general partners and the new partners (heirs), and the necessary amendments must be made to the company’s agreement and statement. Otherwise, the heirs shall be admitted to the company, and the company shall be served with a notice to regularize its status. Its status shall be changed from “Active” to “In Violation / Notice,” and a legal restriction shall be recorded stating that the partners and heirs have failed to amend the agreement and statement in accordance with Article (30) of the Law.- Where any of the heirs of a deceased general partner in a general partnership is a minor or lacks legal capacity, that heir shall join the company as a limited partner, and the company type shall automatically be converted into a limited partnership. The company shall be served with a notice to regularize its status, its status shall be changed from “Active” to “In Violation / Notice,” and a legal restriction shall be recorded stating that the partners and heirs have failed to amend the agreement and statement in accordance with Article (30) of the Law. If the company’s status before the conversion of its type and implementation of the Declaration of Heirs / Heirship Certificate was “In Violation / Notice” or “Suspended,” the company must submit all requirements for regularizing its status in order for its status to be changed to “Active.” Alternatively, the procedure shall be completed and the newly converted company shall be served with a notice to regularize its status, with its status changed to “In Violation / Notice” or “Suspended,” as applicable.
- If any heir does not wish to join a general partnership or limited partnership, they must submit an application to the Controller declaring their unwillingness to join the company within sixty (60) days from the date of death, in accordance with Form No. (3). The application must be signed before the authorized signatory, a notary public, or a licensed lawyer in the Kingdom.
- Where a signature is provided pursuant to a general or special power of attorney executed outside the Kingdom, the power of attorney must expressly specify the legal powers required for the intended purpose and be duly authenticated.
- Any document executed or signed outside the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan must be authenticated by the competent legal authorities in the country where it was executed, the representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in that country, where applicable, and the competent Jordanian authentication authorities, in the same manner as if the document had been executed within the Kingdom.
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