Family &
Divorce Lawyer
in Kenya

Under the Matrimonial Property Act 2013, each spouse is entitled to a share of matrimonial property proportional to their contribution — both monetary (income, mortgage payments, business capital) and non-monetary (childcare, domestic management, unpaid family labour). We handle asset identification and valuation, tracing of hidden or dissipated assets, applications for injunctions to prevent property disposal during divorce, and court applications for division orders. We act for spouses in high-value divorces involving real estate, businesses, investments, foreign assets and pension rights, ensuring your contribution is fully recognised and compensated.

We represent parents in custody disputes under the Children Act 2022. This includes sole custody, joint custody, shared parenting arrangements, access schedules (visitation), relocation applications (moving a child to another county or country), and guardianship orders for orphaned children or where parents are incapacitated. The court's primary consideration is the best interests of the child — we prepare detailed affidavits, parenting plans and welfare reports to demonstrate your capacity and commitment. We also handle emergency custody applications where a child is at immediate risk.

We file and enforce maintenance claims for children and spouses under the Children Act and the Marriage Act. For children, we secure orders covering education fees, medical expenses, housing, food, clothing and extracurricular needs — proportional to the paying parent's means. For spouses, we pursue maintenance pendente lite (during proceedings) and post-divorce maintenance where warranted. We also handle enforcement of existing maintenance orders — including committal to civil jail for wilful non-compliance, attachment of earnings orders, and tracing of income where a parent is deliberately avoiding payment.

We handle local and inter-country adoptions under the Children Act 2022. This includes filing adoption applications at the Children's Court, coordinating with the Adoption Society of Kenya and the National Council for Children's Services, home study assessments, consent requirements from biological parents, and post-adoption registration at the Registrar of Births and Deaths. We also advise on parental responsibility agreements for unmarried parents, step-parent adoption orders and declarations of parentage. For inter-country adoptions, we ensure compliance with both Kenyan law and the receiving country's requirements.

We handle all succession matters under the Law of Succession Act — obtaining grants of probate (where there's a will) and letters of administration (intestate estates), confirmation of grants, distribution of assets, and transfer of property to beneficiaries. We also draft wills, codicils, testamentary trusts and powers of attorney. Where disputes arise, we litigate contested wills, challenge fraudulent grants, apply for revocation of grants where administrators are mismanaging estates, and represent dependants who have been unfairly excluded from the estate. We handle both Muslim and civil law succession.

We draft and advise on pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements — documenting how property, assets, businesses and debts will be divided in the event of separation or divorce. While Kenyan courts have discretion to vary pre-nuptial terms, a properly drafted agreement provides strong evidential value. We also advise unmarried cohabiting partners on property rights, joint ownership structures, cohabitation agreements and the legal position on separation — particularly where children are involved. For couples in customary or religious marriages, we clarify registration obligations and their impact on property and succession rights.