130 years in practice
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
15 Chatterton Road, ABSA House, First Floor, Pietermaritzburg.
+27 (0)33 355 1780 Docex: 97 Pietermaritzburg
36 years in practice
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
Shermeer House, 25 Carnoustie Road, Pietmaritzburg033 342 9090 Docex: 67 PMB
24 years in practice
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
11 Wembley Terrace, Town Hill, Pietermaritzburg, 3201+27(0)33 342 0738
23 years in practice
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
Top Floor, 3 Highgate Drive, Redlands Estate, 1 George MacFarlane Lane, Pietermaritzburg033 342 4800 Docex: 26 Pietermaritzburg
15 years in practice
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
132 Roberts Road, Clarendon, Pietermaritzburg+27 (0)33 342 2766
Law Firm
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
331 Bulwer Street, Pietermaritzburg033 394 2267
6 years in practice
Wembly, KwaZulu-Natal
50 Taunton Rd, Wembly, Pietermaritzburg, 3201394 1711We found 7 firms in Pietermaritzburg that take on divorce matters, out of 9 firms listed in the town. The longest established are Shepstone & Wylie (130 years), Shereen Meersingh & Associates (36 years) and Morne du Plessis Attorneys Incorporated (24 years). 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 English and Afrikaans.
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 Pietermaritzburg Magistrate's Court at c/o Church and Otto Street, Pietermaritzburg 3201 serves Pietermaritzburg. The nearest Office of the Family Advocate is in Pietermaritzburg itself: Office of the Family Advocate, Pietermaritzburg, 239 Church Street, Pietermaritzburg, 3200. The Family Advocate looks after the interests of children in divorce and care disputes. The nearest Legal Aid SA office is in Pietermaritzburg itself: Legal Aid SA Pietermaritzburg Local Office, 187 Hoosen Haffejee Street, Pietermaritzburg, 3201. 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 Pietermaritzburg are dealt with at the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate's Court. Divorces can be heard in the Regional Court or in the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court.
The closest office is Office of the Family Advocate, Pietermaritzburg in Pietermaritzburg.
Legal Aid South Africa helps people who qualify under its means test. The closest office to Pietermaritzburg is Legal Aid SA Pietermaritzburg Local Office.
