PRACTICAL SOUTH AFRICAN FAMILY-LAW GUIDES

You don't need to become a lawyer.
You do need to know what comes next.

Clear, practical guidance for navigating divorce and co-parenting in South Africa—without the legal jargon, information overload or blind panic.

View the Divorce Guide

R299

View the Co-Parenting Guide

R249

CHOOSE THE GUIDE YOU NEED

Start with the guide that fits your situation—or use both if divorce and parenting arrangements need to be dealt with together.

FOR PEOPLE CONSIDERING OR GOING THROUGH DIVORCE

THE DIVORCE GUIDE

Understand the South African divorce process, the decisions that must be made, the documents you may need and what happens from preparation to the final divorce order, including:

The different divorce routes
Settlement, property, debt and pensions
Spousal and child maintenance
Arrangements involving children
Court documents and procedure
Practical checklists and preparation tools

View the Divorce Guide

FOR PARENTS WHO LIVE APART—MARRIED OR NOT

THE CO-PARENTING GUIDE

Understand parenting plans, care and contact arrangements, child maintenance, parental decision-making and the available professional and legal routes, including:

Parenting plans and how they are formalised
Common care and contact arrangements
Child-maintenance calculations and records
Schooling, healthcare, travel and relocation
Communication, conflict and safety
The Family Advocate, enforcement and court processes

View the Co-Parenting Guide

NEED BOTH GUIDES?

The Divorce Guide explains the legal process. The Co-Parenting Guide helps you make and manage child-focused arrangements before, during and after separation. They are designed to work together.

Get Both Guides

PRACTICAL SOUTH AFRICAN FAMILY-LAW GUIDES

You don't need to become a lawyer. You do need to know what comes next.

Clear, practical guidance for navigating divorce and co-parenting in South Africa—without the legal jargon, information overload or blind panic.

R299

R249

CHOOSE THE GUIDE YOU NEED

Start with the guide that fits your situation—or use both if divorce and parenting arrangements need to be dealt with together.

FOR PEOPLE CONSIDERING OR GOING THROUGH DIVORCE

THE DIVORCE GUIDE

Understand the South African divorce process, the decisions that must be made, the documents you may need and what happens from preparation to the final divorce order, including:

The different divorce routes

Settlement, property, debt and pensions

Spousal and child maintenance

Arrangements involving children

Court documents and procedure

Practical checklists and preparation tools

FOR PARENTS WHO LIVE APART—MARRIED OR NOT

THE CO-PARENTING GUIDE

Understand parenting plans, care and contact arrangements, child maintenance, parental decision-making and the available professional and legal routes, including:

Parenting plans and how they are formalised

Common care and contact arrangements

Child-maintenance calculations and records

Schooling, healthcare, travel and relocation

Communication, conflict and safety

The Family Advocate, enforcement and court processes

NEED BOTH GUIDES?

The Divorce Guide explains the legal process. The Co-Parenting Guide helps you make and manage child-focused arrangements before, during and after separation. They are designed to work together.

You don't need to become a lawyer.
You do need to know what comes next.