28 years in practice
Woodmead Extension 4, Gauteng
157 Twelfth Avenue, Woodmead Extension 4, 2191
807 3925
27 years in practice
Oaklands, Gauteng
31 Pretoria Street, Oaklands, 2192728 3566
27 years in practice
Little Falls, Gauteng
Rapids Avenue, Little Falls, Roodepoort, 17350117934367
12 years in practice
Greenside, Gauteng
306 Barry Hertzog Avenue, Greenside, 2193087 153 1998
1 years in practice
Florida, Gauteng
1st Floor, Medix Pharmacy Building, 8C Goldman Street, Florida, Johannesburg, 17100114721110Of the 11 law firms we list in Johannesburg, 6 handle family law work, about 55% of the local market. By years in practice, the most experienced are Helen Ellis Attorney (28 years), Jennifer Mynhardt Attorneys (27 years) and Wollnik and Associates Inc (27 years). One of them has been practising for five years or less. All of them have a full profile on our site, with their people, history and the courts they use. Offices are spread across Florida, Greenside, Little Falls, Meyersdal and Oaklands. Languages spoken across these firms include English, Afrikaans, German, Zulu, Tswana and Sotho.
Family law covers the arrangements that matter most: who children live with, contact with the other parent, child maintenance, adoption and protection from abuse. The Children's Act 38 of 2005 puts the best interests of the child first, and the Maintenance Act 99 of 1998 lets you approach the maintenance court directly. A family lawyer helps when the other party will not cooperate or the matter is urgent.
Divorces are heard by the Regional Court or the High Court, while maintenance and protection orders are dealt with at the magistrate's court. Johannesburg has its own magistrate's court, the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court at 26 Fox Street (Cnr Fox and West Streets), Johannesburg. The nearest Office of the Family Advocate is in Johannesburg itself: 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 Johannesburg itself: Legal Aid SA Johannesburg Local Office, Nedbank Building, 81 to 85 Main Street, cnr Main and Simmonds Street, Marshalltown, Johannesburg. Legal Aid helps people who pass its means test, mainly in criminal, family and eviction matters.
No. You can apply at the maintenance court at your local magistrate's court for free. A lawyer is useful when the other parent hides income, is self-employed or fights the claim.
You can apply at any magistrate's court under the Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998. A lawyer can help prepare the application and represent you on the return date.
Use the list above to compare firms that handle family matters in Johannesburg, then call two or three to ask about their experience with your type of case and how they charge.
Maintenance claims and protection orders for people in Johannesburg are dealt with at the Johannesburg 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 in Johannesburg.
Legal Aid South Africa helps people who qualify under its means test. The closest office to Johannesburg is Legal Aid SA Johannesburg Local Office.
