UNCONTESTED DIVORCE

Our dedicated team of uncontested divorce lawyers have developed highly specialised and streamlined processes to ensure that uncontested divorces are dealt with quickly and efficiently.

We provide transparent all-inclusive fee agreements and guarantee our clients that their Divorce Settlement Agreement, in draft format, will be provided to them within two business-days of their first consult with our offices.

What is an uncontested divorce?

An uncontested divorce is a divorce where the parties are capable of discussing their differences before-hand and coming to mutually acceptable agreements in respect of all issues between them. Once this type of consensus is reached, the parties no longer have any issues which need to be fought about in Court. These types of divorces are known as uncontested divorces because it is unnecessary for the party being sued for divorce (defendant) to defend the action because the outcome desired by the party suing for divorce (plaintiff) is the same as the party being sued.

What issues are agreed upon in an uncontested divorce?

There are many things for the parties to discuss and try to deal with in an uncontested divorce. We will assist you to identify all the relevant issues which may be involved in the divorce.

These may include the following:

• Division of moveable assets (cars, household contents etc.);
• Division of immovable property (houses, stands, farms etc.);
• Custody and parental rights and responsibilities pertaining to the minor children;
• Maintenance for the minor children;
• Maintenance for either spouse;
• Division of investments, shares, and pension funds

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Uncontested Divorce Services

We have tailored various uncontested divorce packages to cater to the needs and budgets of a wide variety of people. Whilst the scope and mandate of our engagement differs from package to package, we provide specialized, high-quality legal services to all our clients with all our packages.

In all of our packages we give our clients access to our wide range of information material which will assist them to better understand the process and legal issues involved.

Full-Service Uncontested Divorce 

In a full-service uncontested divorce, we take care of all aspects related to the uncontested divorce for you. An attorney and paralegal are assigned to your case and guide you through the entire process. You have open and unrestricted communication with your assigned attorney and paralegal for the duration of the divorce process.

Full service uncontested divorces are ideal for spouses who wish to get divorced without entering into acrimonious litigation but have a few questions before they decide on the exact terms of their settlement, or whose settlement terms are sufficiently complex to warrant a consultation with an attorney.

We provide the following services in a full-service uncontested divorce:

• 1 Hour consultation with an attorney to discuss the terms of your settlement agreement and to answer any questions you may have (this consultation can take place in person or via video conference)
• Access to our library of information and training material related to uncontested divorce
• Preparation of your settlement agreement
• 20 Minute video conference with a legal practitioner from our firm to take you through your final divorce settlement agreement and explain it to you
• Guidance through the process of signing the settlement agreement and compiling the necessary documents to prepare and issue summons
• Preparation of the divorce summons
• Delivery of the divorce summons to the sheriff
• Preparation of the matter for hearing at Court
• Preparing you for your day in court
• Attendance at Court with you to finalize your divorce
• Upliftment of your divorce decree from the Court once it has been typed

Online / Expedited Uncontested Divorce

 In an online uncontested divorce, we provide you with a questionnaire to complete wherein you set out the terms of your divorce in your own words. We then take the information provided in your questionnaire and draft your Settlement Agreement accordingly. An attorney and paralegal are assigned to your case and guide you through the entire process. You have open and unrestricted communication with your assigned attorney and paralegal for the duration of the divorce process.

Whilst we are not yet at the point in South Africa where we are able to complete the entire divorce process online, we have streamlined all of the aspects which can be dealt with online to save our clients time and money.

Online uncontested divorces are ideal for spouses who have already agreed on all terms of the settlement agreement, and whose settlement terms are straight-forward.

We provide the following services in an online / expedited uncontested divorce:

• Access to our library of information and training material related to uncontested divorce
• Preparation of your settlement agreement
• 20 Minute video conference with a legal practitioner from our firm to take you through your final divorce settlement agreement and explain it to you
• Guidance through the process of signing the settlement agreement and compiling the necessary documents to prepare and issue summons
• Preparation of the divorce summons
• Delivery of the divorce summons to the sheriff
• Preparation of the matter for hearing at Court
• Preparing you for your day in court
• Attendance at Court with you to finalize your divorce
• Upliftment of your divorce decree from the Court once it has been typed

Settlement Agreement and Summons Only

 The settlement agreement and summons only uncontested divorce is a service where we assist our clients by preparing their settlement agreement and summons. Our clients then attend to the administrative tasks of finalizing the divorce themselves.

This option is significantly less costly than a full-service or expedited uncontested divorce. The settlement agreement and summons only uncontested divorce is ideal for spouses who wish to save on costs and do not mind attending to the administrative tasks of finalizing the divorce themselves. These tasks include issuing the summons, delivering it to the sheriff, preparing the bundles for Court, and attending Court to finalize the divorce. This option has the benefit that the parties have thorough settlement agreement prepared and checked by attorneys for a highly competitive price.

In the settlement agreement and summons only uncontested divorce we provide you with a questionnaire to complete wherein you set out the terms of your divorce in your own words. We then take the information provided in your questionnaire and draft your Settlement Agreement accordingly.

We provide the following services in a settlement agreement and summons only uncontested divorce:

• Access to our library of information and training material related to uncontested divorce
• Preparation of your settlement agreement
• 20 Minute video conference with a legal practitioner from our firm to take you through your final divorce settlement agreement and explain it to you
• Guidance through the process of signing the settlement agreement and compiling the necessary documents to prepare and issue summons
• Preparation of summons

Settlement Agreement Only

 The settlement agreement only uncontested divorce is our most cost-effective uncontested divorce option. In cases where our clients have elected this option we only prepare the settlement agreement for them.

We provide sufficient guidance literature to enable our clients to finalize their uncontested divorce themselves.

The settlement agreement only uncontested divorce is ideal for spouses who wish to have a professionally drafted settlement agreement for the most competitive price possible. Parties attend to all other tasks themselves, including preparation and issuing of the summons, delivering it to the sheriff, preparing the bundles for Court, and attending Court to finalize the divorce. This option has the benefit that the parties have thorough settlement agreement prepared and checked by attorneys for a highly competitive price.

In the settlement agreement only uncontested divorce we provide you with a questionnaire to complete wherein you set out the terms of your divorce in your own words. We then take the information provided in your questionnaire and draft your Settlement Agreement accordingly.

We provide the following services in a settlement agreement and summons only uncontested divorce:

• Access to our library of information and training material related to uncontested divorce
• Preparation of your settlement agreement
• 20 Minute video conference with a legal practitioner from our firm to take you through your final divorce settlement agreement and explain it to you.