Services – Divorce

"a Divorce is not purely a legal, mathematical, precisely formulated and calculated process. It is the restructuring of a family’s hopes and dreams, life and future. Therefore, it should be dealt with in a cautious manner and must include the voices of all involved."

Vilene Jacobs

Divorce & Seperation

Divorces and separations are hard on any couple. When you’ve put so much into a partnership with someone, it’s not easy to see it fall apart. But separations are often the right thing to do for couples who have found their needs or circumstances change to the point where they can no longer reconcile them fully.

At Vilene Jacobs Attorneys we focus on a divorce process that is solution focussed with the best interests of the children as central to the process. 

The three major issues to be settled during divorce is:

  1. Distribution of the assets;
  2. Contact with the children;
  3. Maintenance

The aim of our process is to assist both parties in an amicable divorce process where a settlement agreement is reached and the matter enrolled at court as an uncontested divorce.

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Unmarried Couples

Sometimes unmarried couples with children decide to go their separate ways and there is often great uncertainty regarding the rights and responsibilities of both parents.

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Mediation

Mediation of a family law dilemma does not seek to bring couples back together. It is not couple’s therapy. Mediation is a process of acknowledging the circumstance, and then seeking and discussing practical and legal solutions.

Child Law

Children

In any separation or divorce, the true victims are often the children involved. We have adopted the “voice of the child” practice which is a very meaningful and necessary step during the negotiation process.