Family-law advice for decisions that affect your future.
Divorce, parenting and relationship decisions can be difficult to separate from their legal consequences. HRA assists clients in Johannesburg with family and divorce matters, care and contact arrangements, maintenance, antenuptial contracts and protection-order enquiries.
Brief initial telephone discussion at no charge. A paid consultation is arranged where appropriate. Attorney follow-up is ordinarily within one working day.
Which issue brings you here?
Considering or responding to divorce
Advice and representation in contested and uncontested divorce matters.
View serviceParenting arrangements or financial support
Parenting arrangements, responsibilities and financial support.
View serviceGetting married and discussing an agreement
Advice on marriage contracts and notarial preparation.
View serviceSeeking information about legal protection
Legal enquiries about protection and appropriate next steps; not a 24-hour emergency service.
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Divorce Law
Advice and representation in contested and uncontested divorce matters.
Child Care, Contact & Maintenance
Parenting arrangements, responsibilities and financial support.
Antenuptial Contracts
Advice on marriage contracts and notarial preparation.
Protection Orders & Domestic Violence
Legal enquiries about protection and appropriate next steps; not a 24-hour emergency service.
Experienced advice without promising a particular outcome
The firm has handled more than 500 divorce matters. Hugh Raichlin, Jessica El-Hage and Mpho Kutumela bring relevant family-law experience; antenuptial and notarial work can be routed to Abigail Sher.
Depending on the matter, assistance may include advice on the available options, preparing documents, negotiating an agreement, exploring appropriate mediation or representing a client in proceedings. The firm will assess your particular facts rather than assume that every family matter should follow the same route.
Two distinct professional roles
Your attorney
Advises and represents your interests within the professional engagement.
An independent mediator
Facilitates an impartial process and does not represent one party.
Mediation suitability and safety must be considered. A neutral appointment is not interchangeable with the firm's role as your attorney.
Prepare a short starting summary
Note the relationship or marriage context, any existing agreement or order, whether proceedings have started and any date requiring attention. For parenting or support issues, describe the practical concern without putting children's identifying details or sensitive documents into the general form.
Common mistakes to avoid
Avoid agreeing significant terms without understanding their effect, relying on informal assumptions about court orders, or expecting an online chat to replace advice. HRA does not generally provide same-day emergency assistance.
Attorney authority
Hugh Raichlin
Principal Attorney & Accredited Mediator
Family-law experience across more than 500 divorce matters.
View profileJessica El-Hage
Attorney
Opposed and unopposed divorce, maintenance and parenting arrangements.
View profileMpho Kutumela
Attorney
Family-law proceedings, Rule 43 applications and settlement agreements.
View profileFrequently asked questions
Can I enquire before deciding to divorce?
Is 'custody' the right category for my enquiry?
Can mediation be considered?
Can WhatsApp tell me what I am legally entitled to?
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A brief enquiry is enough to begin the assessment. A paid consultation can be arranged where appropriate.
This website provides general information, not legal advice. Sending an enquiry does not by itself create an attorney-client relationship. Each matter is assessed on its own facts.