Do not feel trapped in your already strained out marriage, sometimes people feel they cannot do anything about their marriage, because they feel the process of divorce is too complicated, too expensive or time consuming. In South Africa, divorce is on the rise and a lot of people do not know how the process goes.

A brief breakdown of the divorce process in South Africa is as follows:

1. There are only two types of divorce that someone can do which are contested and uncontested, for the purpose of this article; we are going to cover uncontested divorce.

2. In South Africa the type of divorce that is common is usually uncontested divorce

3. In the uncontested divorce, the process starts with the plaintiff contacting a lawyer and actioning the divorce process.

4. The next process is to serve summons on to the defendant

5. The conclusion of the settlement agreement is the next process: This has to cover the issues of custody and owner ship, this can be the hardest part of the divorce.

6. Then you will be given a court date, where the divorce will be finalized in front of the magistrate.

Also an article of interest is “How Do You Pick A Marital System To Protect Your Assets In South Africa?”

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