Charlene Nah
Associate Director
Charlene Nah is an Associate Director and specialises in family law, including divorce and probate.
Charlene Nah is recognised by Doyles Guide to Leading Singapore Family and Divorce Lawyers as one of the Rising Stars in Family Law in 2022 and 2023. She as also recognised as one of Singapore’s Rising Stars by Asian Legal Business in 2023.

Charlene Nah is an Associate Director at PKWA Law. She specialises in all areas of family law, including divorce, probate and wealth planning. She is recognised as a Family Law Rising Star in both 2022 and 2023 by Doyles Guide to Leading Singapore Family and Divorce Lawyers. She is also ranked as a Singapore Rising Star by Asian Legal Business in 2023.
Charlene represented the ex-wife in a case that was featured extensively in the media headlined “Man went all out to ‘hide’ over $3m from the ex-wife.” In this case, she represented the ex-wife to successfully recover over $3 million in matrimonial assets concealed by the ex-husband.
Accreditations
- Accredited Mediator by the Singapore Mediation Centre
- Accredited Collaborative Family Practitioner (CFP) by the Singapore Mediation Centre
- Appointment to the Singapore Mediation Centre’s Panel of Collaborative Family Practitioners (CFP)
Charlene approaches her clients’ emotional challenges during divorce proceedings with a blend of professionalism and compassion, guiding them through every stage with care. Her primary objective is to achieve optimal outcomes by adopting a resolution-oriented approach. She is deeply committed to delivering personalized, cost-effective advice.
Additionally, Charlene possesses a specialization in trust advisory work, wills, probate, and offers insightful guidance on succession planning.
Her areas of significant practice encompass:
- Divorce, covering contested Ancillary Matters hearings, mediations, and uncontested divorces
- Maintenance summons trials
- Annulment
- Applications for financial relief
- Variation of Court Orders
- Division of matrimonial assets
- Child custody matters
- Maintenance for spouses and children
- High Court Appeals
- Wills and Probate
- Trust advisory
- Succession planning
- Collaborative Family Practice (CFP) mediations
Appointments and memberships:
- Accredited Mediator at the Singapore Mediation Centre
- Accredited Collaborative Family Practitioner (CFP) at the Singapore Mediation Centre
- Appointment to the Singapore Mediation Centre’s Panel of Collaborative Family Practitioners (CFP)
- Associate Mediator on the Law Society Mediation Scheme Panel of Mediators