Online Divorce Service Launch in South Africa

PR Log (Press Release) – Sep 30, 2009 – Cape Town, South Africa - 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 divorce process with a few clicks.  The online divorce service cost 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, simple and easy to understand.

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 an uncontested divorce.

“The service makes South Africa’s divorce system more accessible and more affordable to the general public. With attorney fees high and people struggling to make ends meet in a volatile economic climate eDivorce is a definite alternative for couples seeking an uncontested divorce. eDivorce recognizes that divorce is a process that few people undertake without serious consideration. In offering this service, our goal is not to sanction or promote divorce but to provide a simple online service for making the divorce process less expensive and stressful. There is a clearly an increase in Europe and the US in the number of online Divorces as the credit crunch bites. In the UK alone online Divorces have increased by over 50% in the last year and more and more people are using the DIY divorce route to save money, as well as to speed up the divorce process” says Pieter Joubert an Attorney and one of the founders of eDivorce.

In addition to its DIY divorce service eDivorce also offers valuable information on the physiological effects of divorce, information on divorce counselling, custody, maintenance and domestic violence all freely available on its site and is by far the most comprehensive source for anything you need to know about Divorce in South Africa. Users are also able to read the first Chapter of Dr Tanya Robinson’s new book published by Struik Publishers and titled: Divorce What About The Children.

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. 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 and in 2007 there were almost 40 000 divorces in South Africa.