Ante-nuptial Contract (A.N.C) explanation
Our firm also provides notorial services as a Notary Public, who is a practicing attorney who is also specifically admitted as a Notary Public and who is by such admittance authorised to attest to certain acts of law, including the authentication of foreign documents for use in South Africa, certain official documents to be use outside South Africa, certain long term lease agreements, servitudes and trust deeds, certain forms of security or session as well as ante-nuptial agreements.
Information for divorcing parents about their children
How you can be helpful: A popular author once wrote: “Children begin by loving their parents, later they judge them, rarely, if ever, do they forgive them”. Separation and divorce is a traumatic experience with sometimes serious emotional, financial and personal consequences for all parties in the household, including the minor children. Divorce implies a […]
Parent and child relationships after divorce
“Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.” -Oscar Wilde What are a child’s needs? Children have right to benefit from continuing relationships with both their Parents and extended families, even if they do not live full-time with a particular parent. Maintaining the relationship between parent and child allows the child to: -Establish and […]
Guardianship, custody and access after divorce
“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” -Shakespeare: King Henry IV, Part II While parties are married, they have complete parental control over their children, consisting of guardianship as well as custody. When they separate, the day-to-day care of the child is normally awarded to one person, with visitation rights to the […]
Pathway to agreement mediation services
“In war whichever side may call itself the victor, there are no winners, but all are losers.” -Neville Chamberlain Adversarial systemThe adversarial system of justice (often seen in films) where both parties do battle with an own array of lawyers, experts and family members in support is not user friendly. It seldom allows the parties […]
No longer partners, but forever parents
“This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” -Winston Churchill The end of a marriage is a time of crisis for everyone involved. Most people admit to feeling the worst they have ever felt in their lives. Many are surprised […]