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A Will is a legal document that dictates how your property is to be applied in case of your death. A will can be used to distribute property including land as well as movable property such as money, shares in a company, intellectual property and personal effects.

A will provides certainty to the surviving members of your family, by stating how the property is to be distributed and who is entitled to what. A will is an effective tool in preventing family disputes that are likely to arise during division of property.

1. A will helps you provide financial security for your loved ones and that they are well provided for.
2. A will enables you to take control how your property will be handled upon their demise.
3. A will gives you freedom to appoint executors who shall be responsible for administering the estate. These are people you trusts and believes will do a good job.
4. A will reduces the likelihood of inheritance disputes since it provides how the estate of the deceased shall be distributed.
5. If you have young children, a will provides an opportunity to appoint guardians who shall take care of the children until they attain the age of majority.

1. A will can only take effect after a person’s death. A person with a valid will is deemed to have died testate, not intestate.
2. Beneficiaries will not acquire any interest in the property before the person’s death.
3. A will can also be revoked or amended any time before death.

1. At a confidential meeting, we will take note of all your current property and how you wish for it to be distributed to your dependants.
2. You will also propose executors of the Will. These are the people who will be in charge of administering the estate and ensuring its division.
3. You need to reasonably (not necessarily equally) provide for all dependants, because the will can be challenged by dependants who are not provided for.

1. Your execution will sign the will in the presence of our Advocates
2. The signing of the Will will also be witnessed by at least 2 persons (who should not be beneficiaries, or beneficiaries’ spouses).
3. Once your will is perfected at our offices and signed, you will decide who keeps it, and it will be taken to the custodian for safe keeping.

A will may be nullified if it does not meet all the requirements set out under the Law. We are here to ensure that your will is compliant with the law and that the terms fully cover all dependants.

You can revoke or amend your will at any time. The revoking or alteration can only be done through preparing another will or codicil. We keep your will updated according to your needs.

If the question comes up on whether a will is valid or not, the will is take through a probate process before a court of law. As your legal experts, we ensure that your will is valid so that your family is spared the process of authentication.

When an individual dies, the custodian of the will must take the will to the probate court or to the executor named in the will within 30 days of the death of the testator who will then present the Will before a court of Law for approval.

Yes. A will may also name guardians of children who are left by the deceased. This is another valuable benefit that a will can provide.

Any person of sound mind and has attained the age of 18 years can make a will, as long as they have property they have property wish to decide what happens to it in the even of death.

The minimum cost for making a will is Kshs. 35,000/- which is dictated by the Law for property worth less than Kshs 1 Million. . The cost goes up slightly as the value of the property increases.