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Mariette Geldenhuys

Mariette Geldenhuys

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401 E. State Street, Ithaca, NY 14850

Real Estate, Estate Planning, Divorce, Custody, Support and 9 more

About Mariette Geldenhuys

Mariette Geldenhuys is a lawyer practicing real estate, estate planning, divorce, custody, support and 9 other areas of law. Mariette received a degree from University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa in 1981, and has been licensed for 42 years. Mariette practices at The Law Office of Mariette Geldenhuys in Ithaca, NY.

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Working with this lawyer wasn’t good enough experience for our case. She is incompetent lawyer unfortunately. She is a nice person but not a good lawyer. She has designed her law practice to extend the case duration and charge as high as possible. She doesn’t keep track of her productive time correctly. It is very expensive at the client cost but no solution. What a pitty!

 
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Areas of Law

  • Real Estate
  • Trusts and Estates 1
    • Estate Planning
  • Family Law
  • Municipal Law
  • Other 8
    • Divorce, Custody, Support
    • Adoption
    • Palimony
    • Alimony
    • Domestic Partners
    • Wills, Trusts and Estates
    • Small Business
    • Not-For-Profit Corporations

Practice Details

  • Languages
    Afrikaans
    Dutch
    German
  • Payment Information
    Payment & Cost Features
    Fixed hourly rates: $300/hr
    Fixed fees available
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Member
    Firm Name
    The Law Office of Mariette Geldenhuys

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1984, South Africa
    1989, New York
    1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
    Memberships
    Tompkins County Bar Association
    New York State Bar Association (Committee on LGBT People and the Law)
    Ithaca Area Collaborative Law Professionals (founder)
    International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (member of training faculty)
    Finger Lakes Women's Bar Association
    Women's Bar Association of the State of New York (co-chair, LGBT Committee)
    National Family Law Advisory Council of the National Center for Lesbian Rights
    National LGBT Bar Association.
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
    Class of 1983
    LL.B.
    cum laude

    University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
    Class of 1983
    LL.B.
    B.L.C.

    University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
    Class of 1983
    LL.B.
    cum laude
    Other Education
    University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
    Class of 1981
    cum laude

    University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
    Class of 1981
    B.L.C.

    University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
    Class of 1981
    cum laude

    Oxford University, Oxford, England
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1960
    Cathcart, South Africa, November 20, 1960

Mariette Geldenhuys

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Gateway Plaza, Suite 306401 E. State StreetIthaca, NY 14850U.S.A.

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