How to stay together

And how to call it quits – relationship advice from a divorce lawyer You wouldn’t expect a divorce lawyer to give relationship advice. After all, it’s in our (professional) interests for marriages to fail. But the truth is…we don’t want couples to divorce. Nothing makes us happier than when a client withdraws from divorce proceedings […]

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Social media and divorce

Social media and divorce don’t mix – keep your marriage breakdown private! Do you and your spouse share everything, even logins and passwords to cell phones and personal online accounts? There can be benefits to this strategy. If one of you is ill or injured, the other can deal with important matters and ensure nothing […]

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Marriage is bigger than the individual

Mo and Phindi are faith-based relationship counsellors. They advocate a certain approach that is not for everyone. We’ve seen too many couples who are genuinely unhappy in their marriage, unable to grow, and we don’t think suggesting they “grow up” and persevere is a particularly helpful or compassionate response. We don’t agree that there is […]

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The legal case all South African newlyweds should know about

We’ve written about divorcing with dignity in the past, something we think is important for everyone involved, not least the children of the union. Sadly, dignity often goes out the window when a marriage ends painfully. In this case that came before the Gauteng High Court last month, it appears that dignity disappeared before the […]

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