Family Law Attorneys

THE LEGAL PART OF A FAMILY MATTER SHOULD NOT BE THE HARDEST PART.

Maintenance that is not being paid. Contact that is being withheld. A parenting arrangement that stopped working. We handle the legal side calmly and in confidence, so you can concentrate on your family rather than on the process.

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Why Clients Choose Us

With 60+ years behind us, we offer:

  • Discretion throughout. Family matters are private. You deal with the same people from start to finish, and nothing leaves this firm.
  • Straight answers about what is realistic. You will be told what a court is likely to do, not what you would prefer to hear. That is what saves families money.
  • Settlement first, court when it is needed. Most of these matters are better resolved by agreement. We will tell you honestly when yours is not one of them.

What We Handle

✔ Child Maintenance. Establishing, increasing, defending or enforcing a maintenance order, including arrears that have been building for years.

✔ Care and Contact. What most people still call custody and access. Arrangements for where a child lives and how the other parent stays in their life.

✔ Parenting Plans. Drafting and registering an agreement that sets out how you will both parent, before a disagreement becomes an application.

✔ Protection Orders. Domestic violence and harassment applications, including urgent relief, and defending an order brought against you.

✔ Divorce and Settlement Agreements. Uncontested and contested divorce, and the settlement agreement that goes with it.

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Deadlines Are Critical, Act Now

In family matters, delay usually favours whoever is already in the stronger position. Waiting can mean:

Maintenance arrears growing to an amount that will never realistically be recovered
An informal arrangement hardening into the version a court treats as normal
Contact with a child lapsing so long that re-establishing it becomes the harder application
Losing the evidence and the timeline while events are still fresh and documented

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Every legal matter has a deadline — and delaying action could cost you money, rights, or peace of mind. The sooner you reach out, the sooner we can start protecting what matters most to you. 

Take control of your situation today.

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"I cannot thank you guys enough for fighting for my child and I. Without you I don't think I would have kept custody. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!"

– Satisfied Client

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We’ve Expanded to Cape Town

With offices now in Durban and Cape Town, Berkowitz Cohen Wartski Attorneys is better positioned to assist clients across South Africa with accessible, professional legal services.