Frauenstein and Beukes Attorneys Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth  

Frauenstein and Beukes Attorneys is a Port Elizabeth based law firm specialising in divorce and family related matters.

We are two female family law attorneys which provide high quality services and legal advice with a rate which is affordable to the public.

We attempt to settle matters in an amical manner, yet strive to fight for the best interest of our clients.

We provide services which includes but not limited to:

Divorce- a divorce is an emotional journey, we compassionately assist in the process of terminating the matrimonial union in the best way possible; we can provide a high-quality service whether the divorce is uncontested or contested.

Maintenance (including spousal)- whether the issue is in respect of arrears, increase, reduction or enforcement we can assist in this process by going to court with you, determining the reasonable needs of the child(ren) and financial assessment of the parents, ensuring that the process is fair;

Adoptions-we can assist an adult single person or couple to become the legal parents of a child and through this process, the child becomes yours as though born of you, we can assist in the adoption application, we will advise our clients on the best approach to follow and guide them through the process. A social worker plays an important role in this process and we will ensure the social worker liaises with you to ensure a quicker and smoother process;

Antenuptial Contract (ANC-) ANC is a document that under South African law, determines whether your marriage will exist in of the following ways:
-in community of property;
- out of community of property-with accrual or
- out of community of property without accrual.

Having an ANC offers a number of benefits, for example – preventing your intended marriage being in community of property, preventing unnecessary disputes with your spouse in the future. We offer our clients fully comprehensive service in respect of the drafting of a ANC with an initial one-hour consultation at our office, drafting a tailor made ANC, a follow up consultation to sign the documents, a letter for your marriage officer confirming that a contract has been executed, lodging the contract at the Deed Office for registration, notifying you that your contract has been registered and providing a scanned copy and original thereof.

Cohabitation agreements-We can draft a cohabitation agreement to regulate the finances and division of property, goods and assets upon its termination. We establish the needs of the parties and can include provisions to protect each parties’ rights and sets out their obligations.

Parental rights and responsibilities-we can assist biological mothers, married biological fathers, unmarried biological fathers, artificial insemination, guardians and caregivers appointed in a will, guardians and caregivers appointed by court order.

Care and contact of minors – We can assist in ensuring that the care and contact of the minor children are to the best interest of the children and assist in making co-parenting a easy task.

Domestic violence and Harassment– obtaining a protection order / restraining order / harassment order to tell the abuser to stop the abuse. We can assist in applying to the court for a protection order and representing a person in court to obtain a final order.

Parenting plans- to obtain a lifestyle that has routine and guidance for the best interest of the child(ren) whereby we take the process to court to obtain a court order.

Furthermore, we attend to all general civil litigation within the Magistrates’ and Regional Court.

Debt collection;
General Litigation- whether you are need of having a judgment rescinded or needing to institute or defend an eviction, we have the legal expertise to assist you in your matter.

At Fraunestein and Beukes attorneys we understand that each situation is unique, and we will work hard to find the right solution for each of our clients.

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