How do get a certified copy of divorce papers from south Africa?

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Not in a million years! The only place you can get copies of your divorce papers, is at the court where you got divorced. There are companies like Divorce RPD who obtain documents for you.

You will need your case number; without the case number the court will not be able to help you. You can get your case number from the Dept. of Home Affairs, IF it was captured on their system. If it is not listed with the Dept, you will have to go to the court archives and look up your case number.

Once you have your case number, you can request copies of your divorce documents from court. This will take anything between a few days to a few months, influenced by the date of the divorce, the court, the archiving company, current staff working there and lots of luck (or not?). You can get copies of your divorce decree, your divorce settlement if available and you could also get certified copies of your divorce papers and even an "Apostille" with your divorce records.

Be ready and prepared to make many phone calls, hold-on for hours and then stand in queues for hours, and maybe come up with nothing. Easiest is to let the pro's , like Divorce RPD, handle it for you.