Real people. Real situations. Practical solutions.

Divorce & Family Law, handled with a steady hand

Divorce, customary marriages, parenting plans, protection orders and mediation. Providing a service countrywide as well as abroad.

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  • Admitted as attorney in 2000
  • Own practice since 2004
  • High Court appearance rights
  • Trained mediator
Our Services

Family Law, Start to Finish

The firm focuses on divorce and family law matters, from negotiation and mediation through to the High Court when needed.

Divorce

Guidance through every stage of a divorce, whether settled around a table or argued in court. Local and international matters.

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Customary Marriages

A particular focus of the practice. Validity, registration, lobola disputes, property consequences and dissolution.

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Parenting Plans & Children's Law

Parenting plans, care and contact, maintenance, surrogacy and adoption support, with the children's interests at the centre.

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Mediation

Elize is a trained and experienced mediator. Where possible, disputes are resolved through settlement rather than a court battle.

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Protection Orders

Urgent assistance with protection orders in cases of domestic violence and harassment, handled with care and discretion.

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International Family Matters

International travelling of minors, overseas maintenance claims, and divorce and contact cases across borders.

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Our Approach

Mediation first. Court when it counts.

Family matters are personal. The firm follows modern approaches of mediation, negotiation and settlement, because most families are better served by agreement than by litigation.

But when a matter cannot be settled, it does not hesitate to use the assistance of the courts and to litigate, with High Court appearance rights and court work across the region.

  • Consultations in person in George, or virtually via MS Teams, Zoom or telephone
  • Court work from George to Plettenberg Bay, Oudtshoorn and Riversdale
  • Family law is at the essence of this firm
About

Elize Fourie-Hendry

Director · Attorney · Mediator

Before she was an attorney, Elize was a registered nurse: 13 years at the University of Stellenbosch, focused on psychiatric and community nursing, working with people in some of the most difficult times of their lives.

That background shapes how she practises law. Admitted in 2000, in practice for herself since 2004, and on the Garden Route since 2015, she has built a firm where family law is the whole practice, not a department.

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Elize Fourie-Hendry at her desk, family law attorney and mediator
A nurse's training. An attorney's craft.
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In person in George, or virtually from anywhere in South Africa or abroad. Consultations are by appointment.

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