A smarter, kinder & faster way to divorce.
Reach fair agreements on your parenting plan and financial settlement — without the cost, conflict, and stress of traditional legal battles.
Divorce is hard.
The legal system shouldn't make it harder.
Divorce is usually expensive, emotionally destructive, and drawn out. Not because it has to be. But because there hasn't been a better way.
On Good Terms is South Africa's first AI-guided, consensual separation platform — designed to help couples reach a fair, low-conflict agreement, at a fraction of the cost of a traditional divorce.
Devastatingly expensive
Typically R20,000–R150,000+ per person. You're billed hourly for every email, phone call, and argument, leaving you with less to start your new life.
One flat fee
R19,900 per couple. No hourly rates, no hidden costs, and no surprise bills. You get full transparency from the start for a fraction of the cost.
Escalated conflict
Each opposing lawyer fights to "win" for one side, turning your separation into a battle. Respect erodes, damaging your co-parenting dynamic for years to come.
Neutral facilitation
Our AI acts as a perfectly neutral mediator, stripping away blame and bias. By focusing on interests rather than positions, we de-escalate tension and protect the respect you have for each other.
It takes forever
A traditional divorce often takes 6–12 months in the best case, and can drag on for 5+ years in the worst. This "extended limbo" keeps you trapped in the past.
Structured & fast
We move you through the process as quickly as you're both ready. By removing administrative bottlenecks and lawyer-to-lawyer delays, we get you to your Decree of Divorce efficiently.
Five steps
to an amicable outcome.
Our platform guides you both through a structured process — privately, at your own pace — with AI facilitating, and lawyers reviewing every step.
Create your private account
Each party begins by setting up a secure, private account. You complete your confidential intake individually — covering relationship, finances, children, and living arrangements — at your own pace. Your information remains completely private; nothing is shared with your ex-partner until you're ready.
See the full picture
Once both parties have submitted their information, the platform generates a clear, side-by-side Joint Summary Report. This identifies where you already agree and highlights the specific areas that require further resolution — all presented neutrally, clearly, and without blame.
Negotiate with intelligent support
Move through key decisions with guided assistance. The platform facilitates constructive dialogue by translating individual needs into balanced, neutral language, while providing helpful explanations and practical options for every issue. Your Parenting Plan and Settlement Agreement build in real time, with ongoing oversight from our attorneys.
Finalise and sign your agreements
Once all key issues are settled, your documents — a workable Parenting Plan and Settlement Agreement professionally structured to legal requirements — are ready for implementation. You'll both digitally sign your quality-assured agreements to make them final.
We handle the court, you get your divorce order
We manage the legal finalisation on your behalf. We prepare and submit your Parenting Plan to the Family Advocate for endorsement, handle all necessary court documentation, secure a court date and advocate for your hearing — leading to you obtaining your final Decree of Divorce.
For couples who want to do this differently, this is the model. It removes the structural reasons divorce gets adversarial — dual lawyers, hourly billing — and replaces them with a fair, neutral process. It's what the system should have looked like from the start.
We started this expecting to fight. We finished it with a parenting plan we'd both helped write. That isn't a small thing — our kids will live in the difference.
The neutrality is the whole point. When the structure itself isn't trying to make someone win, you get an agreement people can actually live with.
One flat fee.
For both of you.
No hourly rates. No surprise bills. A fraction of the cost of a traditional divorce — for everything you need, from intake to your final court order.
R19,900
Per couple. Everything from first intake to your final Decree of Divorce.
- Structured intake & financial disclosure of both parties
- Neutral AI-guided negotiation
- Draft & final Parenting Plan
- Draft & final Settlement Agreement
- Family Advocate endorsement of Parenting Plan
- Full divorce action & court submission
- Advocate representation at court hearing
- Final Decree of Divorce
Built by people who've
experienced what the system does.
We believe ending a marriage shouldn't be harder than it already is. On Good Terms was built by people who've been there — and who want to give divorcing couples a better option.
Jen Paddock
Dual-qualified Lawyer & Mediator
Decade-plus of family-law and mediation practice across two jurisdictions. Saw, again and again, how the adversarial system damages the very families it claims to serve.
Spiro Malamoglou
Tech Entrepreneur
Three decades in tech taught him that the hardest problems are rarely technical, they're human. He builds software with intention: neutral, patient, and on the side of both people in the room.
Start the conversation.
On good terms.
You don't need a lawyer to begin. Create your account, invite the other party, and let the platform do the hard work.
Frequently asked
questions.
Still wondering? Here are the questions we hear most often. If yours isn't covered, drop us a line.
Yes. Your Parenting Plan and Settlement Agreement are professionally structured to meet South African legal requirements and are reviewed by our attorneys.
Once finalised, we submit your Parenting Plan to the Family Advocate for endorsement, and then everything to court on your behalf. Your Parenting Plan and Settlement Agreement form part of your final Decree of Divorce — making them legally binding and enforceable.
Not quite — and that's the point. Traditional divorce involves two opposing lawyers, which often escalates conflict and cost. On Good Terms uses a neutral, structured process with legal oversight to help you reach agreement together.
You still benefit from legal expertise — just without the adversarial dynamic.
That's completely normal. Most couples don't start in full agreement. The platform is designed to help you work through differences step by step, with guided support that focuses on what's fair and workable for both of you.
In many cases, couples are able to reach agreement through this structured process alone. If you do hit issues you can't resolve, you're not locked in — you can pause and explore other options, but you'll already have clarified the areas of agreement, narrowing the scope of any remaining dispute.
On Good Terms is best suited to couples who:
- Are willing to engage in a respectful, structured process
- Want to avoid unnecessary conflict and cost
- Are open to reaching a fair agreement
It may not be appropriate in cases involving domestic violence or safety concerns, or where one party is unwilling to participate at all. If you're unsure, you can start the process and assess as you go.
The platform is designed specifically for this dynamic. You don't communicate directly in a way that escalates conflict. Instead, the AI facilitates the process — translating input into neutral, constructive language and guiding both of you toward resolution.
This often makes progress possible where traditional conversations break down.
Yes. One of you creates an account and invites the other. Both parties need to participate for the process to work — the goal is a mutual agreement.
It depends on how quickly both of you move through the steps. Some couples finalise within a few weeks; others take longer depending on the complexity of their situation.
Once your agreements are signed, we move efficiently to secure your court date and finalise your divorce.
Yes. Completely. Each of you has your own private account, and your information is not shared until you're ready. The platform is built with strict confidentiality and data protection in mind.
Everything you need from start to final divorce order:
- Structured intake and financial disclosure
- AI-guided negotiation
- Drafting of your Parenting Plan and Settlement Agreement
- Legal review by attorneys
- Family Advocate endorsement (where applicable)
- Court preparation, filing, and advocate representation
- Your final Decree of Divorce
There are no hidden costs or hourly fees.