Uncontested divorces are a certainly a more cost-effective approach than a contested divorces. Uncontested divorces can cost as little as R10 000 while contested divorces can run up into the hundreds of thousands if not more.
An uncontested divorce can be finalized in 6 to 8 weeks, sometimes a little longer. Contested divorces on the other hand can take 1 to 4 years.
With an uncontested divorce, you and your spouse have already signed a settlement agreement where you agree to the terms of the divorce. In an uncontested divorce the court has to make the decisions on the material aspects.
Going through a divorce is already difficult, but one can avoid the additional stress and emotional drain of the conflict in a contested divorce by proceeding with amicable divorce and avert the conflict from the start.
It is the children that usually get caught in the middle of a divorce and are the ones that suffer the most. The hardship on the children can be minimised to a large extent when there is an uncontented divorce and the parents are amicable.
