"Many people write to me with questions about every day family law issues…so I designed a user friendly, yet informative website, with free information and resource for you to refer to. Information such as divorce, parental rights, maintenance and many other topics are all covered in this site.
Whether you would like to know your rights when getting a divorce or the financial aspects related to divorce, or perhaps you just need information regarding maintenance. This site will guide you through the procedures, offering you useful information pertaining to your rights. Once you have a better understanding, I encourage you to make an appointment at Anthony-Gooden Inc. and come and meet with me.
Also, take note of our FAQ page, you may have a question that has already been answered!"
- Joanne Anthony-Gooden
Joanne Anthony-Gooden is a Divorce and Family Law Attorney in Port Elizabeth and was admitted as an attorney in 2000.
Joanne is a practicing attorney in the High Court, who specializes in Family Law and Divorce Law at Anthony-Gooden Incorporated.
As a Family Law expert, Joanne is the lecturer for LEAD (Legal Education and Development) for the Law Society of South Africa for Matrimonial Property Matters and Gender Law.
Joanne was also the chairperson of the South Eastern Dispute Resolution Association as well as the Vice President of the local South Eastern Cape Attorneys Association. Joanne Anthony-Gooden is also a member of the Family Law Forum for the Cape Law Society.
Attorney
Justin Damons
Justin obtained his LLB degree from Nelson Mandela University in 2020. He completed his Legal Education and Development training facilitated by the Law Society of South Africa. Justin completed his articles of clerkship at the Nelson Mandela University Law Clinic and has since been admitted as an attorney in 2023. Justin specializes in all maintenance and family law related matters and is an extremely enthusiastic gentleman with a keen attention to detail.
Justin’s expertise is in:
- Family law matters
- Mediation / resolving family disputes
- Drafting of parenting plan
- Domestic violence
- Harassment
- Maintenance disputes
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Candidate Attorney
Calynn Bower
Calynn is a Candidate Legal Practitioner at Anthony-Gooden Inc.
I obtained my LLB at Nelson Mandela Bay University in Port Elizabeth in 2020.
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Candidate Attorney
Scott Nel
Scott graduated with an LLB degree from Nelson Mandela University in 2022. He is our team's Candidate Attorney and is presently completing his two years of article experience. Scott is a committed, incredibly hard-working young man who is always prepared for a challenge. Scott is preparing to write his board exams and is continually improving his legal skills in order to become an admitted attorney.
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Legal Secretary
Esme Rossouw
Esme has over 8 years of experience as Legal Secretary across a wide range of areas in Law, being General Litigation, Road Accident Fund claims, Medical Negligence, Personal Injury, Criminal Law, Labour Law and Divorce proceedings. She has also completed her National Diploma as Paralegal (INTEC, SAQA Level 6) in 2022.
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Litigation Secretary
NICKY DE KLERK
Nicky De Klerk manages our collections practice and assists with all our High Court Litigation matters. She has been with the firm since May 2010.
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Filing Clerk
Pholisile Ngwamba
Pholisile has obtained her N5 certificate in Legal Secretary and has over 3 years of experience in the administration industry. She is our filing clerk and works extremely fast and accurate.
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Bianca Van Zyl is Anthony-Gooden Incorporated's friendly receptionist, and responsible for all scheduled appointments and client liaisons.
