Divorce
Unopposed, settled and opposed divorces, including the division of assets and liabilities, care and contact, maintenance, settlement and mediation.
Family Law
Clear legal guidance through personal change.
Family matters are personal, complex and often urgent. MDB Law combines careful legal advice with practical support focused on durable outcomes and the best interests of children.
Divorce & maintenanceCare, contact & parental rightsProtection & domestic violenceAdoption & specialist support
Experienced support
Legal clarity, handled with care.
With more than 30 years of combined family-law experience, MDB Law works alongside a panel of social workers and other specialists where a matter requires wider professional support.
The firm serves clients in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Paarl and Cape Town. Each matter is assessed on its own facts, urgency and appropriate legal route.
Family Law services
Support for the decisions that affect family life.
From negotiated outcomes to court proceedings, the aim is a legally sound process and a workable way forward.
Maintenance
Child-maintenance applications and enforcement, spousal-maintenance claims and the variation of existing maintenance orders.
Domestic violence
Protection-order applications, court representation and advice on the remedies available to people affected by domestic violence.
Parental responsibilities and rights
Agreements that clarify care, contact and parental responsibilities in accordance with the Children’s Act.
Adoption
Guidance on legal requirements, court applications and the statutory process for adoption.
Child-focused specialist support
Specialist and forensic input into a child’s circumstances where care and contact are disputed, guided by the child’s best interests.
Discuss your matter
Start with a confidential conversation.
Tell us briefly what has happened, whether any court date or urgent risk exists, and the outcome you need help to secure.