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Family law in Kenya is mainly governed by the Marriage Act 2014, Matrimonial Property Act 2013, Children Act 2022, Protection Against Domestic Violence Act 2015, and the Law of Succession...
Family law is complex in Kenya and blends British common law with the traditional practices of different Kenyan communities (customary law) and Islamic law for Muslim Kenyans. This combination creates...
Adoption, by law, has the effect of transferring all the parental rights and responsibilities to the adoptive parents and terminating the parental rights and responsibilities of the birth parents. The...
The Children's Act 2022 defines a guardian as a person appointed, through a will or deed, by a child's parent or through an order of the Court to assume parental...
