family law

Divorce can be the most dramatic decision in your life, both for you and your children. We give advice and assurance to ensure that children are protected and your assets fairly and correctly divided. In South Africa we have a central divorce court (CDC). The CDC makes our system faster and simpler and so we prefer to use it where possible rather than going to the High Court. We can avoid long extensive trials in most cases and we prefer to draft either settlement agreements between you alternatively to refer you to mediation or alternative dispute resolution.

Family law includes many different facets such as maintenance enquiries, wills, ante nuptial contracts, liquidation & distribution accounts, access rights applications, common-law contracts and partnerships, customary partnerships and marriages and same sex partnerships and contracts.

Also unmarried fathers have more rights these days and our courts have started to take special note of the relationship between the father and his child, even if he and mother are not married.

Interdicts are now more readily available than before through the CDC or the magistrates Court and can prevent your spouse or ex-spouse from tampering with you or your property and from threatening you and your family.

As Ante nuptial Contracts (ANC’s) are one of our specialities and "every good marriage should have one". Please click on the top list of this page to read more about them.