Department Of Justice And Constitutional Development Pietermaritzburg

Department Of Justice And Constitutional Development Pietermaritzburg

Department Of Justice And Constitutional Development Pietermaritzburg, Pietermaritzburg  is the capital and second-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1838 and is currently governed by the Msunduzi Local Municipality.

Its Zulu name umGungundlovu is the name used for the district municipality. Pietermaritzburg is popularly called Maritzburg in English and Zulu alike, and often informally abbreviated to PMB.

Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, Office of the Family Advocate – Pietermaritzburg

We are a government/public organisation. Our family advocates are legal officers employed by the Department of Justice who act as legal representatives for children. We deal with disputes between parents or family members over the parental responsibility and rights of children, through mediation.

We render our services to the public free of charge, however, the parties to a legal dispute may be required to pay for additional expert reports, for example psychological evaluation and other forensic tests where those are critical to the determination of the child’s best interests. Our offices are open from 07:45 to 16:15, Monday to Friday.