eDivorce Launches Online DIY Divorce Service in South Africa

PR Log (Press Release) – Sep 24, 2009 – The internet now plays a significant role in the divorce process in South Africa with the launch of eDivorce an online DIY Divorce service. With this latest technology, spouses in an uncontested Divorce can start the process with a few clicks. eDivorce.co.za the first proper and comprehensive online divorce service that provides all the tools to file for an uncontested divorce in South Africa has launched its services online.

The online divorce service costs less than R 1000 and can help couples legally part using its simple, automated process. The site walks users through a series of customised questions. With simple and easy to understand questions and providing links to appropriate sections of legislation empowers users to knowledgeably complete their divorce themselves. It should be noted, though, that eDivorce is recommended only to couples who have agreed on the most important issues involving their marriage and who are bent on going through a peaceful divorce process. For spouses who fail to settle issues such as the division of their properties and child custody, a competent divorce attorney should be consulted.

A typical divorce can be quite bitter as every element of the agreement is disputed by both parties, so legal costs can easily spiral out of control. Some attorneys’ bills can run into tens of thousands of rands. When a couple decides there is no reconciliation, eDivorce offers a responsible way of minimising further debt. A simplified online process often takes the sting out of the divorce. Provided both parties are in basic agreement over the financial settlement and it is a unconcontested divorce, eDivorce offers the ideal solution.

eDivorce offers a simple and inexpensive alternative enabling users to complete their own divorce documents from the comfort of their home, without incurring the cost of an attorney, or dealing with lengthy completion and delivery periods.

According to statistics in South Africa 1 in 2 marriages end in divorce. In 2007 there were almost 40 000 divorces. The average legal divorce cost for an uncontested divorce is about R 4500 plus additional court fees.