Kenya's Family Office & Succession Specialists

Family Office & Succession Services

Comprehensive legal services covering every dimension of family office, succession, private wealth and family law in Kenya.

Family Office & Private Wealth Advisory

Structured legal support for family governance, ownership planning, trusts, succession coordination and long-term family wealth strategy for founders and high-net-worth families in Kenya.

  • Family office structuring (SFO/MFO)
  • Family governance & constitutions
  • Holding company & trust architecture
  • Family council governance
  • Philanthropic structures
  • Investment vehicle structuring

Succession, Probate & Estate Administration

Guidance on wills, intestacy, grants of probate, letters of administration, estate administration, beneficiary rights and inheritance disputes under the Law of Succession Act.

  • Wills drafting & execution
  • Grants of probate & letters of administration
  • Confirmation of grant
  • Estate distribution & accounting
  • Inheritance dispute resolution
  • Intestate succession advice

Trusts, Wills & Estate Planning

Forward-looking planning for wealth preservation, vulnerable beneficiaries, trustees, family constitutions and long-term testamentary strategy.

  • Discretionary & fixed interest trusts
  • Testamentary & living trusts
  • Trustee appointment & removal
  • Beneficiary protection structures
  • Family constitutions
  • Charitable trusts & foundations

Family Law & Matrimonial Property

Advice on marriage, divorce, separation, custody, maintenance, matrimonial property rights and prenuptial agreements under the Marriage Act and Matrimonial Property Act 2013.

  • Prenuptial & postnuptial agreements
  • Divorce & separation advice
  • Matrimonial property division
  • Maintenance applications
  • Family settlement agreements
  • Marriage registration

Children, Guardianship & Protection

Child-centred legal planning under the Children Act 2022 on custody, guardianship, parental responsibility, adoption, maintenance and protective structures for dependent children.

  • Custody & access orders
  • Guardianship appointments
  • Child maintenance applications
  • Adoption proceedings
  • Testamentary guardianship
  • Child protection applications

Cross-Border & Diaspora Planning

Multi-jurisdiction estate planning, coordination of Kenyan and foreign wills, enforcement of foreign grants in Kenya and succession planning for Kenyan diaspora families.

  • Multi-jurisdiction will coordination
  • Foreign grant resealing in Kenya
  • Cross-border trust structuring
  • Diaspora estate administration
  • Kenyan asset management for diaspora
  • EAC cross-border succession

Need Family Office or Succession Advice?

Contact WKA Advocates for a free consultation on your options.