32 years in practice
Midrand, Gauteng
First Floor, 6 Constantia Park, Sixteenth Road, Midrand
+27 (0)11 347 0300
22 years in practice
Midrand, Gauteng
Benchmark Building. cnr South, & Larch Nook Street, Centurion012 663 5200
22 years in practice
Midrand, Gauteng
596 Jubilee Avenue, Halfway House, Midrand010 012 6010
14 years in practice
Midrand, Gauteng
22 Bottlebrush, Noordwyk, Midrand011 201 4821
11 years in practice
Midrand, Gauteng
no.5 Liebenberg Road, Noordwyk, Midrand010 447 9811
7 years in practice
Midrand, Gauteng
No 5, Liebenberg Road, Noordwyk, Midrand, Johannesburg, 168708380099276 of the 9 firms in our Midrand directory list divorce as one of their practice areas (67%). Robin Twaddle & Associates Attorneys has been practising the longest, at 32 years, followed by Du Toit's Attorneys and Mediators and Voyi Inc. All of them have a full profile on our site, with their people, history and the courts they use. Languages spoken across these firms include Isixhosa, Zulu and Sotho.
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 Midrand Branch Court at Cnr Old Pretoria Road and North Street, Midrand serves Midrand. The nearest Office of the Family Advocate is in Johannesburg, about 25 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 Tembisa, about 11 km away: Legal Aid SA Tembisa Local Office, Shop 42, Tembisa MegaMart Mall, Botswana Road, Tswelopelo Section, Tembisa. 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 Midrand are dealt with at the Midrand Branch 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 25 km away.
Legal Aid South Africa helps people who qualify under its means test. The closest office to Midrand is Legal Aid SA Tembisa Local Office, about 11 km away.
