Divorce Attorneys Paarl

Where you reach an agreement, that part can often be resolved within a month or two. The court process is usually the slower part and may take around three months, as it depends largely on the court roll rather than the legal work involved. A contested divorce will depend on the extent and complexity of what remains in dispute.

Yes. Interim applications under Rule 43 in the High Court and Rule 58 in the Magistrates Court can have maintenance, care and contact, and interim costs decided while the divorce is still running.

The court still grants the order, but where the parties have reached a settlement agreement, it is usually made an order of court. The process is then significantly shorter than in a contested matter.

Care and contact arrangements, together with child maintenance, are dealt with as part of the divorce. Where the parties agree, a parenting plan can be prepared and made an order of court, giving it binding and enforceable effect.

Once the court makes it an order of court, yes. Its terms are binding and enforceable like any other court order.

It can matter a great deal, depending on your matrimonial property regime. The first thing we establish is whether you were married in or out of community of property, and, if applicable, whether the accrual system applies.

Court orders can be enforced and we assist with that. We also assist with varying maintenance or parenting arrangements where circumstances have genuinely changed.