Family Law

Family law, also called matrimonial law, covers things like marriage and civil unions, divorce and annulment, child custody and what's best for the child, child abuse and domestic violence, and maintenance.

| Francois Pauw is a family law specialist and has extensive experience in dealing with family and matrimonial matters.

Family Law Support:

Assistance in reaching amicable settlements through negotiation and support
Rule 43 applications for interim relief
Mediation in family law disputes
Divorces
Maintenance Issues
Parenting Plans
Enforcement of orders relating to family law matters
Parental responsibilities and rights including guardianship, care and contact
Rights of fathers of children born out of wedlock
Children's’ rights

Mediation

We mediate all aspects of Family Law, such as divorce and separation, maintenance, property division, parental responsibilities and rights.

Getting a mediator to help you find common ground is one way to avoid the high costs of a contested divorce.

Divorce and Separation

Our Divorce mediators are specialists in the field of Divorce and Separation and can assist you in separating and settling all elements of your divorce or separation. We can help you to draw up a settlement agreement that can be used going forward into your divorce.

Parenting Plans

Our mediators have extensive experience in resolving disputes between parents regarding care and contact of children. We assist with a parenting plan that will suit both parties.