23 years in practice
Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng
Office 1, The Palms, Louis Trichardt Boulevard, Vanderbijlpark
016 933 7775
21 years in practice
Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng
We offer legal services in both Vereeniging and Vanderbijlpark. Main offce: Suite 2, Next Group Building, 20 Athlone Drive, cnr. Athlone and Gen. Hertzog Road, Three Rivers, Vereeniging.+27 (0)16 422 9583
19 years in practice
Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng
Head Office: Junxion Centre, Cnr Chopin & Frikkie Meyer Blvd, Vanderbijlpark.+27 (0)16 982 1805 Docex: 11 Vanderbijlpark
6 years in practice
Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng
39 Rossini Boulevard, Vanderbijlpark.074 242 5000
5 years in practice
Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng
2 Verdi Street, Vanderbijlpark, S. W. 5073 050 5871
Law Firm
Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng
138 Rossini Boulevard, S. W. 2, Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng073 235 5558
Law Firm
Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng
Building C, Unit 8, 123 Hendrik van Eck Boulevard, Se 6, Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng063 803 8878Divorce is offered by every one of the 7 firms in our Vanderbijlpark directory, so you have a wide choice. NGL Attorneys has been practising the longest, at 23 years, followed by Marais Attorneys and CMM Attorneys Inc. 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.
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 Vanderbijlpark Magistrate's Court at Cnr Frikkie Meyer Boulevard and General Hertzog Boulevard, Vanderbijlpark serves Vanderbijlpark. The nearest Office of the Family Advocate is in Palm Ridge, about 45 km away: Office of the Family Advocate, Palm Ridge, Palm Ridge Magistrate's Office, cnr K146 and Palm Ridge Road, Palm Ridge, 1458. The Family Advocate looks after the interests of children in divorce and care disputes. The nearest Legal Aid SA office is in Vereeniging, about 10 km away: Legal Aid SA Vereeniging Local Office, 22 Kruger Avenue, Vereeniging. 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 Vanderbijlpark are dealt with at the Vanderbijlpark 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, Palm Ridge, about 45 km away.
Legal Aid South Africa helps people who qualify under its means test. The closest office to Vanderbijlpark is Legal Aid SA Vereeniging Local Office, about 10 km away.
