Posts Tagged "family law attorney"

Mediation in Family Law

Posted by Gillian Lowndes on Aug 12, 2013

South Africa is populated, in the main, by citizens with limited resources. In a situation where a family related dispute arises between parties, the only way in which such disputes can be resolved is currently in a court (although this is changing). This entails the employment of family law attorneys, counsel, the incurring of huge costs and an intricate and formal process which can take an inordinately long time. Very few lay people have the time, energy or resources to embroil themselves in family law litigation (and particularly in a system which is traditionally seen as being...