Blog entries tagged divorce forms

Online Divorce through the Regional Courts in South Africa

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 04:21:04 +0100

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has amended the Magistrate's Courts Act of 1944 giving powers to Regional Courts to now deal with divorce cases as well. President Jacob Zuma announced the commencement of the Jurisdiction of Regional Courts Amendment Act which came into effect on 9th August 2010, the National Woman's Day. The Regional Courts were established in 1952 to deal with divorces, serious criminal offences and mete out harsher penalties. The amendments increaseRead More...

Divorce Settlement Agreements - What you should know?

Sun, 23 May 2010 14:48:55 +0100

When your spouse serves a summons on you, must DO something! If you do fail to put in a notice of your intention to defend, the case can be finalised without any further reference to you and this can be disastrous as the Plaintiff (the spouse that issues the Summons) can be awarded exactly what were requested in the Summons. Therefore you will need to get advice from a divorce attorney. It may cost you some money, but it is better to know your rights than to lose all that you have contributedRead More...

Divorce Online Divorce Fast Divorce Cheap Divorce Without Hassle

Mon, 10 May 2010 07:12:19 +0100

Attempts to use the worldwide Web as an effective means of struggle against bureaucracy are undertaken constantly and sometimes successfully. Today it is possible to fill in a tax return, draft a Will or Family Trust or to receive a legal consultation. And lately there are sites offering online divorce services, like eDivorce South Africa&rRead More...

DIVORCE Yourself in the High Court or Family Court - Fast and Cost Effective

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:40:40 +0100

It's sad but true. Nearly 50% of all marriages end in divorce. Adding insult to injury, many times divorce proceedings turn into long drawn out battles where the only people winning in the end are the divorce attorneys collecting their paycheck. There is a way to bypass this and file for divorce online, it is called the eDivorce, South Africa's fastest and largest online digital divorce platform.

Can anyone file for divorce online? It depends. Ideally, this method of divorce is Read More...

Divorce Lawyer explains about Warrant of Arrest in Domestic Violence

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:07:43 +0100

Divorce Forms has a panel of Divorce Attorneys who will assist you with your queries. Divorce papers can be drawn up inexpensively and the divorce procedure will be explained to you so that you can have a do it yourself divorce.

In Domestic violence cases, when a court grants a protection order, it must make an order authorizing the issue of a warrRead More...

Divorce Do-it-yourself, Divorce Mediation and Divorce Litigation In South Africa

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:45:20 +0100

The eDivorce Divorce

This is by far the cheapest and fastest way to divorce in South Africa. In this situation, make a pot of coffee, you sit down with your spouse, and work out an arrangement to divide your earthly goods.

Next, you negotiate if there will be any spousal maintenance and if so, for how long, and so forth. If you are able to get through these initial matters, you move on to the most important one; child access and parenting. By that point, if you haven't dissolvedRead More...

Domestic Violence

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:07:41 +0100

What is Domestic Violence?

Domestic violence is aggression or violence that happens in the home. In most cases, the violence is carried out by a man against a woman, although not always.

It can happen in any family and in all kinds of homes and includes:

According to the Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998, domestic violence" means-

- physical abuse;
- sexual abuse;
- emotional, verbal and psychological abuse;
- economicRead More...

Adultery and Divorce

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:47:57 +0100

Adultery may be defined as extramarital sex that wilfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations which renders the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage relationship. It is often cited as grounds for divorce. In our law, both the married person and the lover will be regarded as adulterers.

In the past adultery used to be one of two grounds for divorce in South Africa, the other being malicious desertion. The Divorce Laws Amendment Act, 1935, added two further grounds - seRead More...

Divorce in South Africa - Successful divorce doesn't have to be an oxymoron

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:44:11 +0100

Successful divorce doesn't have to be an oxymoron

Divorce is everywhere. It shouts at us via tabloid and newspaper headlines at the grocery store checkout. It touches us personally when, as adults, our parents finally call it quits, or our own starter marriage fizzles. It's also universally ugly. Between custody battles, money and maintenance squabbles and bitterness, divorce usually leaves one of the parties on the short end of the fair stick. And divorce is always heartbreaking &ndasRead More...

Maintenance and Child Support - all you need to know

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:55:06 +0100

This article is brought to you by South Africa's most popular online divorce service eDivorce. The fastest and cheapest way to get a uncontested divorce in South Africa.

Maintenance is the obligation to provide another person, (for example a minor), with food, housing, clothing, medical care and education, or with means that are necessary for providing the person with these essentials. This is a legal duty and also called 'the duty to maintain' or 'the duty to support'.

LiRead More...

Divorce Online with Divorce Forms : Maintenance and Child Support after divorce

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:02:10 +0100

A very important aspect of divorce law is the question of maintenance also known as child support. Occasionally the other terms which will be used are alimony or support. Divorce Lawyers and Divorce Attorneys will be able to assist you in determining how much is required for food, clothing shelter, medical care and education. Divorce forms will give you all the divorce papers you need to do your own divorce inexpensively. It wilRead More...

Marriage On The Rocks - Divorce? Better Stay Off Facebook

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:02:19 +0100

The perfect Valentine's Day story: If you're separated from or in the process of divorcing your spouse, steer clear of Facebook. According to a recent survey of U.S. divorce attorneys, Facebook is the "unrivaled leader" for online evidence of matrimonial naughtiness.

The survey by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) shows that 81 perceRead More...

Divorce, what are the best options?

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:36:18 +0100

Divorce Options in South Africa

According to statistics, one in two marriages in South African end in divorce. During 2007 there were close to 40000 divorces in South Africa, which is a tragic reality. When you find yourself in a contested divorce (where you and your spouse can't agree on matters such as finances, custody, division of your assets etc) the best option would be to seek the services of an attorney or a divorce mediator. When tRead More...