25 years in practice
Benoni, Gauteng
148 Pretoria Road, Rynfield, Benoni
+27 (0)11 425 3395
24 years in practice
Benoni, Gauteng
Chesterton Street, Farrarmere, Benoni
23 years in practice
Benoni, Gauteng
Upper Level, Lakefield Square, 106 Lakefield Avenue, Benoni, Gauteng010 600 0280
17 years in practice
Benoni, Gauteng
No: 132A Howard Avenue, Law Chamber's Building, Benoni011 845 4777
16 years in practice
Benoni, Gauteng
20b Ambleside Avenue, Lakefield, Benoni+27 (0)11 425 5557
15 years in practice
Benoni, Gauteng
Benoni, Gauteng011 743 3043
8 years in practice
Benoni, Gauteng
No. 16, 7th Avenue, Northmead, Benoni+27 (0)11 425 0640
Law Firm
Benoni, Gauteng
79 Carina Avenue, Morehill, Benoni083 842 5493
Law Firm
Benoni, Gauteng
We offer our services throughout the East Rand including Benoni & Germiston with our main office in Boksburg. Should you require it, our attorneys will travel directly to your corporate office, business, or preferred location.010 143 3895Divorce is offered by every one of the 9 firms in our Benoni directory, so you have a wide choice. The longest established are Paizes Attorneys (25 years), Jean Y Byrd Attorney (24 years) and NGL Attorneys, Gys Louw Inc (23 years). 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. Local matters are heard at the Benoni Magistrate's Court at 69 Harpur Street, Benoni. The nearest Office of the Family Advocate is in Johannesburg, about 30 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 Benoni itself: Legal Aid SA Benoni Local Office, 18 Howard Street, Benoni. 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 Benoni are dealt with at the Benoni 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 30 km away.
Legal Aid South Africa helps people who qualify under its means test. The closest office to Benoni is Legal Aid SA Benoni Local Office.
