{"id":133,"date":"2023-03-04T23:42:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T23:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iqbalmahomedattorneys.co.za\/?page_id=133"},"modified":"2023-03-05T00:25:29","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T00:25:29","slug":"family-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iqbalmahomedattorneys.co.za\/index.php\/family-law\/","title":{"rendered":"FAMILY LAW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;63px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#606060&#8243; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#898989&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>FAMILY LAW<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/iqbalmahomedattorneys.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMA-22-scaled.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;IMA-22&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;54px||38px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><em><span>As far as family law is concerned, we in South Africa have it all. 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