124 years in practice
Bedfordview, Gauteng
31 Arterial Road West, Oriel, Bedfordview
+27 11 615 8828 Docex: 203 Johannesburg
30 years in practice
Bedfordview, Gauteng
49A Kallenbach Drive, Linksfield Ridge+27 (0)11 616-7266 Docex: 466 Johannesburg
14 years in practice
Bedfordview, Gauteng
AMR Office Park, 3 Concorde Road East, Bedfordview078 584 1745
11 years in practice
Bedfordview, Gauteng
No. 5 Pearson Road, Oriel, Bedfordview011 615 0098
9 years in practice
Bedfordview, Gauteng
AMR Office Park 3, 9 Concord Road East, Bedfordview, Johannesburg, 2008010 007 5234
9 years in practice
Bedfordview, Gauteng
Unit 17, Bedfordview Office Park, Number 3 Riley Road, Bedfordview067 029 8140 - 011 453 1773
8 years in practice
Bedfordview, Gauteng
62 Van Buuren Road, Bedfordview.011 455 7100
Law Firm
Bedfordview, Gauteng
45A Florence Avenue, Bedfordview, Johannesburg, 2008011 201 7190
Law Firm
Bedfordview, Gauteng
12 Bradford Road, Bradford House, Bedfordview, Johannesburg010 500 5553Of the 11 law firms we list in Bedfordview, 9 handle divorce work, about 82% of the local market. Wright Rose-Innes has been practising the longest, at 124 years, followed by Paternostro-Fienberg Attorneys and Joshua Apfel Attorneys. All of them have a full profile on our site, with their people, history and the courts they use.
A divorce in South Africa is granted under the Divorce Act 70 of 1979, by a Regional Court or the High Court. If you and your spouse agree on everything, an uncontested divorce with a signed settlement agreement is usually the quickest and cheapest route. If you disagree about the children, maintenance or how the estate is split, the matter is contested and a lawyer becomes far more important.
Divorces are heard by the Regional Court or the High Court, while maintenance and protection orders are dealt with at the magistrate's court. The magistrate's court that serves Bedfordview is the Germiston Magistrate's Court at 78B President Street, Germiston. The nearest Office of the Family Advocate is in Johannesburg, about 9 km away: Office of the Family Advocate, Johannesburg, 13th Floor, Schreiner Chambers, 94 Pritchard Street, Johannesburg, 2000. The Family Advocate looks after the interests of children in divorce and care disputes. The nearest Legal Aid SA office is in Germiston, about 8 km away: Legal Aid SA Germiston Local Office, 38 Lambert Street, Germiston, 1401. Legal Aid helps people who pass its means test, mainly in criminal, family and eviction matters.
If both spouses sign a settlement agreement and the papers are in order, an uncontested divorce is often finalised in a few weeks to a few months, depending on how busy the court is. Contested divorces can take much longer.
It is possible to use the court's self-help process, but a lawyer helps make sure the settlement agreement properly covers the children, maintenance, pension interests and property, which is hard to fix later.
Ask how many divorces the firm handles, whether they offer mediation, how they charge (a fixed fee for uncontested divorces is common) and which court they will use. Compare two or three firms from the list above before you decide.
Maintenance claims and protection orders for people in Bedfordview are dealt with at the Germiston Magistrate's Court. Divorces can be heard in the Regional Court or in the Gauteng Division of the High Court.
The closest office is Office of the Family Advocate, Johannesburg, about 9 km away.
Legal Aid South Africa helps people who qualify under its means test. The closest office to Bedfordview is Legal Aid SA Germiston Local Office, about 8 km away.
