45 years in practice
Hermanus, Western Cape
Suite 25, 1st Floor, Astoria Village, Main Road, Hermanus 7200
+27 (0)28 313 0136
7 years in practice
Hermanus, Western Cape
Unit 1, Optimum Centre, 10 Main Road, Onrus, Hermanus, 72000280500118
Law Firm
Hermanus, Western Cape
11 John Annandale Crescent, Onrusrivier, Hermanus.083 457 4370
35 years in practice
Hermanus, Western Cape
1st Floor, Astoria Village, Main Road, Hermanus, 7200028 313 0136
19 years in practice
Hermanus, Western Cape
28 Main Road, Chas Everitt Building, Kleinmond, 719508232642115 of the 7 firms in our Hermanus directory list divorce as one of their practice areas (71%). The longest established are LB Vorster Attorneys (45 years), LB Vorster Attorneyes (35 years) and Malherbe Attorneys (19 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 Afrikaans and English.
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. Hermanus has its own magistrate's court, the Hermanus Magistrate's Court at 63 Main Road, Hermanus, 7200. The nearest Office of the Family Advocate is in Mitchells Plain, about 70 km away: Office of the Family Advocate, Mitchells Plain, 1st Avenue, East Ridge, Mitchells Plain. The Family Advocate looks after the interests of children in divorce and care disputes. The nearest Legal Aid SA office is in Caledon, about 25 km away: Legal Aid SA Caledon Local Office, 22 Church Street, Caledon, 7230. 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 Hermanus are dealt with at the Hermanus Magistrate's Court. Divorces can be heard in the Regional Court or in the Western Cape Division of the High Court.
The closest office is Office of the Family Advocate, Mitchells Plain, about 70 km away.
Legal Aid South Africa helps people who qualify under its means test. The closest office to Hermanus is Legal Aid SA Caledon Local Office, about 25 km away.
