As property ownership has increased, so too has the problem of inheritance. A person will probably have property abroad as well. If there is a will, this takes precedence in both English and Islamic law, but challenges can still be made to a will. All too often there is no will and here the matter can become complicated. MAT is not a will-writing service and there are many who offer such a service today. The purpose of coming to MAT would be to request a decision or pronouncement on the shares of the various parties concerned according to Islamic law. If there is still a failure to comply with the decision of MAT by one party, the other party can still attempt to place the judgment of MAT before the civil court as evidence of what the deceased would have known and intended. Similarly, a party could use it in an Islamic court abroad when that court is trying to resolve such matters.