Divorce options
DIY DIVORCE
- Doing your own divorce might be an option when:
- Your divorce is uncontested
- Your divorce is not complicatedo
- You don’t have substantial assets to divide
- There are no disputes regarding the minor children
- You are prepared to do all the admin yourself
Attorney Assisted Divorce
The emotional and financial impact can be vast when you are filing for divorce. The process and the cost can be overwhelming. Attorney Assisted Divorce is the solution for you as it is cost effective and you only have to appear in court.
With the introduction of Courtsonline in Gauteng your matter can be finalised in 4 weeks, we will provide you access to the court system and you can follow the progress of your matter online.
Edictal citation
Edictal Citation is used. Where the Defendant lives in another country. Therefore the Plaintiff must use a process called Edictal Citation. Hence, the Plaintiff must first approach the High Court or the Regional court by the way of an Edictal Citation Application.
This affords permission to a Plaintiff to serve the Divorce documents on a spouse in a foreign country. Therefore, personal service is required.Firstly, it is important that the Court will require that the Plaintiff is domiciled in the Court’s jurisdictional area on the date that your Divorce Proceedings commence.Secondly that you are usually resident in that area.Further that you have been living there for not less than a period on one year immediately prior to that date.
A Summons in a Divorce must be served on the Defendant in person. Therefore, the Court needs to be satisfied that service will be done properly. Above all, by an official of the Court in a foreign country.
About our firm
Cawood Attorneys comprises out of a dedicated team of attorneys spearheaded by Mr. Werner Cawood. The firm was established in 2009 and has grown considerably in infrastructure on a day-to-day basis with the drastically increasing demand for business rescue and collections by and against companies and/or individuals.
Cawood Attorneys’ core differentiation lies in its ability to provide inspired, innovative, and creative solutions to challenging problems. This is rooted in the firm’s belief that answers to legal problems are often found by exploring new avenues which fall outside the traditional approach.
Law is constantly in flux and cannot be seen as immutable. Therefore, our team makes it a priority to be on top of the latest developments in the quickly changing legislative landscape and to keep abreast of recent decisions in our courts.
Practice Areas
Divorce
We have different options available for you as getting divorced can be a demanding phase in your life.
Insolvency
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Business Rescue
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Antinuptual Contract
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Litigation
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Corporate Law
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