George Herbst
Director
How I work (so you know what to expect)
- Clarity before escalation: You'll get a practical view of what is urgent, what can wait and what the process actually requires.
- Structured and responsive: Family law matters become harder when they drift. I aim to keep the steps clear and manageable.
- Child-focused where it matters: Where children are involved, the legal strategy has to reflect that from the start.
- No desk-to-desk drift: If something needs quick attention, I treat it that way.
If you're unsure where to start, describe what's happening in one paragraph - I'll tell you the best first move.
What I help clients get right
- Divorce and separation matters where the legal process, financial consequences and family dynamics all need to be handled carefully
- Parenting, contact and child-focused disputes where stability and the best interests of the child matter most
- Child and spousal maintenance issues, including disputes over amount, affordability and enforcement
- Matrimonial property and accrual questions that affect the wider outcome of separation or divorce
- Family-law issues linked to marriage, separation and the legal consequences many people do not fully understand until it is too late
- Practical process guidance that helps clients move forward without creating unnecessary conflict
Insights from Isabel and the Family Law team
Credentials
- Senior Associate in Barnard’s Family Law team
- Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa since 2019
- BA with Law subjects, majoring in Psychology
- LLB, North-West University
- Joined Barnard in 2017 as a Candidate Attorney and has grown her practice within the firm
- Experience across both contentious and non-contentious family law matters
- Particular interest in international and customary family law
- Advises on general commercial litigation where family disputes intersect with commercial or property-related issue
