Roger Knowles Attorney

05/07/2018

Back in the day it was a given, that a wife was entitled after divorce to be “kept in the manner to which she had been accustomed.” No more. The harsh reality of life after divorce is this: each mu…

11/06/2018

David, a client, called me one afternoon recently. He was in shock. Sharon, a woman he had unwisely had a short sexual liaison with a year previously, had called him; she had given birth to a child…

11/05/2018

We have frequently divorced South Africans from citizens of many other lands. This has included serving court papers in an amazing array of countries, including England, Scotland, Australia, New Ze…

25/04/2018

Couples that are experiencing relationship breakdown, are usually aware of the futility of their repetitive arguments, but are trapped by them. The same triggers cause the same arguments to occur. …

25/04/2018

Mediation is a method of dispute resolution – a process of negotiation under the watchful eye of a third person, the mediator. The mediator is your referee. His job is primarily to promote and over…

05/03/2018

There are plenty of good adoptive dads, but there are many disillusioned adoptive dads. How would I know that? The divorce rate is more than two in five, probably closer to 50%. Many of those are s…

05/03/2018

Who is the Mediator?

The mediator is usually a qualified professional or other experienced person. In addition to a professional qualification or other relevant experience, he or she must have been formally trained as …

05/03/2018

What is mediation?

Mediation is a system of dispute resolution. It is growing in popularity and is well established in many countries, but it is new to many people in South Africa and elsewhere. This short series of …

01/03/2018

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16/02/2018

Court proceedings are, unfortunately, the only route to follow to get a divorce order, but court is the wrong place to begin. The issue of a summons is perceived to be an aggressive move – the arri…

30/01/2018

Mediation is a dispute-settlement method, guided by a mediator. In effect, it is a negotiation, under the trained eye and control of a neutral referee. Conducted in private, it permits the disputin…