We Concentrate On

• The full spectrum of family law matters — from first consultation to final order.
• Protecting your rights and your children's best interests at every stage.
• Navigating the courts with confidence — whether by negotiation or litigation.
• Urgent applications where time is critical — protection orders, interdicts, custody.
• Practical, honest advice on what the law can and cannot do for you.
• A consistent, personal relationship with your attorney — not a different face at every appointment.

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• Applications for and to care and contact orders, such as residence, shared residence and supervised contact.
• Emergency applications where a child faces immediate risk or is in need of care.
• We do not entertain or condone:
  • ·Parental alienation in any form
  • ·The notion that contact is conditional on payment of maintenance
• Tailored parenting plans that address your unique family dynamics, needs and challenges are made an Order of Court.
• Working closely with qualified professionals, such as therapists and social workers, to obtain independent assessment and progress reports to assist the Court.
• The best interests of the minor child as the guiding principle — always.

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• Drafting.
• A plan that works for a teenager will not work for a baby.
• A plan for amicable parents will not work for high-conflict parents.
• Special provision for:
  • ·Gradually phased in approach
  • ·Blended families and new partners
  • ·Long distance and relocation families
  • ·Assistance with substance abuse and mental health challenges
• Dispute resolution mechanisms built into the plan — reducing future conflict.
• Registration with the Family Advocate for full legal enforceability.
• Making parenting plans orders of court for full legal enforceability.
• Amendments and variations when existing plans no longer reflect reality.

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• Urgent bail applications – all schedules – whether we need to prove that your freedom is in the interest of justice or that exceptional circumstances warrant your release on bail.
• Comprehensive consultations, if necessary at prison — and case analysis.
• Thorough preparation of ourselves and client for trial.
• Cross-examination and defence case.
• Plea bargaining where appropriate.
• Representations to the State.
• Holding a watching brief — when you are the Complainant and we represent your interests, ensuring your voice is heard and your rights protected throughout the prosecution.

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• Applications for sole guardianship where joint decision-making has broken down or is impossible.
• Where the other parent is absent, untraceable, deceased or unfit.
• Urgent applications where a child's welfare requires immediate sole authority.
• Enabling critical decisions — schooling, medical procedures, travel and passport applications.
• Edictal citations where the other parent cannot be located.
• Guardianship in the context of single parenting, blended families and extended family care.

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• Civil marriages and customary marriages.
• Different marriage regimes: in community of property, out of community of property — with or without accrual — and the patrimonial consequences and division of assets and liabilities.
• Cost-effective and stress-eased process.
• Dignity restored: you are more than a file number — you have a story to be heard, respected and fought for.
• Child maintenance, spousal or rehabilitative maintenance — irrespective of gender, where circumstances dictate and the law provides.
• Forfeiture of benefits — where legal standards of forfeiture are met — to prevent undue benefit.
• Settlements and litigation — we strive for fair settlements, but we are built for fierce and strategic litigation.
• Edictal citations and substituted service — where your spouse is abroad or cannot be located.
• Anti-dissipation orders — to prevent matrimonial assets from being misappropriated before the finalisation of the divorce.
• Tailor-made parenting plans incorporated in the divorce decree.
• Interim relief pending finalisation — fathers should not wait for access; mothers should not wait for maintenance, because justice delayed is justice denied.

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• Urgent interim protection orders — drafted, amended and served on the other party urgently when your safety cannot wait.
• Domestic violence in all its forms: physical, emotional, verbal, financial, sexual abuse, etc.
• Harassment: such as stalking, bullying, and harassment on social media.
• Guiding you through the process with sensitivity — court can feel overwhelming; we make it manageable.
• Enforcement of protection orders where an order exists but is being ignored.
• Hearings to confirm interim protection orders.
• Opposing unjust protection order applications.
• Criminal charges arising from Domestic Violence.
• Your voice matters — we prepare you, accompany you and fight for you.

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• Applications for child maintenance — every child has a right to be supported.
• Spousal and rehabilitative maintenance — irrespective of gender, where circumstances and the law provide.
• Enforcement of existing maintenance orders.
• Variation applications — when financial circumstances change.
• Tracing and attachment where a maintenance debtor attempts to evade obligation.
• Garnishee Orders.
• Preparing and insisting on complete financial bundles for the sake of transparency and justice.
• Interim Maintenance Orders (Rule 43 and Rule 58) pending finalisation of the divorce.

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• Letters of Demand, Acknowledgements of Debt, Summonses, Judgments, Warrants for Execution, Pleadings, Civil Trials – the full litigation process.
• Applications / Notices of Motion.
• Defending claims brought against you – with the same tenacity we bring to prosecution.
• Debt recovery — pursuing what is lawfully owed to you.
• Motor vehicle accidents – where RAF does not apply.
• Claims in terms of goods sold and delivered, services rendered, monies lent and advanced.
• Rescission of Judgment.
• Magistrates' Court and High Court matters.
• Settlement negotiations — resolving disputes without the cost and delay of trial where possible.

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• Drafting a valid, enforceable will that truly reflects your wishes.
• Updating existing wills after major life events — divorce, remarriage, birth of children.
• Antenuptial contracts — protecting what you bring into a marriage and what you build together.
• Choosing the right matrimonial property regime with full understanding of the consequences.
• Universal partnerships (cohabitation agreements) for unmarried partners.
• Plain-language explanation of every document — you sign nothing you do not understand.
• Peace of mind that your affairs are in order and your loved ones protected.

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