65 years in practice
Kimberley, Northern Cape
9 Oliver Road, Memorial Road Area, Kimberley
+27 (0)53 830 2900 Docex: 8 Kimberley
63 years in practice
Kimberley, Northern Cape
14 Stead Street, Kimberley+27 (0)53 833 1436/7
37 years in practice
Kimberley, Northern Cape
36 George Barrel Street, Hadison Park, Kimberley069 019 7678 WhatsApp: +27690197678
5 years in practice
Kimberley, Northern Cape
7 Wolseley Street, Hillcrest, Kimberley070 358 2081
Law Firm
Kimberley, Northern Cape
54 Cronin Road, Hadison Park, Kimberley, Northern Cape.069 407 1948We found 5 firms in Kimberley that take on divorce matters, out of 6 firms listed in the town. By years in practice, the most experienced are Van de Wall Inc. (65 years), Roux Welgemoed & Du Plooy (63 years) and Cuzen Randeree Dyasi Inc. (37 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.
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. Kimberley has its own magistrate's court, the Kimberley Magistrate's Court at Cnr Knight and Stead Streets, Kimberley. The nearest Office of the Family Advocate is in Kimberley itself: Office of the Family Advocate, Kimberley, 5th Floor, New Public Building, cnr Knight and Stead Street, Kimberley, 8300. The Family Advocate looks after the interests of children in divorce and care disputes. The nearest Legal Aid SA office is in Kimberley itself: Legal Aid SA Kimberley Local Office, Kimberley Junction Centre, 34 York Street, Kimberley CBD, 8300. 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 Kimberley are dealt with at the Kimberley Magistrate's Court. Divorces can be heard in the Regional Court or in the Northern Cape Division of the High Court.
The closest office is Office of the Family Advocate, Kimberley in Kimberley.
Legal Aid South Africa helps people who qualify under its means test. The closest office to Kimberley is Legal Aid SA Kimberley Local Office.
