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
Law Firm
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal
331 Bulwer Street, Pietermaritzburg033 394 2267
6 years in practice
Wembly, KwaZulu-Natal
50 Taunton Rd, Wembly, Pietermaritzburg, 3201394 1711Of the 9 law firms we list in Pietermaritzburg, 6 handle family law work, about 67% of the local market. 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.
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. Local matters are heard at the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate's Court at c/o Church and Otto Street, Pietermaritzburg 3201. 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.
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 Pietermaritzburg, 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 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.
