Personal and family law

A failed marriage or relationship can turn a person's life upside down. Where law meets emotion, and relationships between people come into play, parties need the support of a lawyer who is specialised in the field of personal and family law. Our lawyers have extensive knowledge and skills in this area, and can steer parties towards realising full settlement.

A tailor-made approach is required, as each person is different, every case is unique. We also take the greatest care in handling divorce/separation-related affairs such as parental authority, parental rights of access, determination or alteration of maintenance, pension equalisation, division of the estate and the settlement of pre and postnuptial agreements. The field of activity of our family law lawyers further extends to include adoption, recognition, the establishment and denial of paternity, name changes, administration and tutelage orders, mentorship and law of succession. With inheritance cases occurring more and more often, we have a number of in-house specialists who have devoted themselves to this area.

Our lawyers are also divorce mediators. In case of divorce mediation, the parties elect to resolve their conflict by means of negotiation under the supervision of a mediator. The mediator informs the parties and oversees the negotiation process, steering the parties towards an acceptable settlement of the consequences of a divorce/separation.