Maintenance courts sit at every Magistrate’s Court in South Africa and deal with child and spousal maintenance.
We could not confirm an official website for an organisation trading under this name, so no number is published here. An unverified number sends people to whoever happens to answer it, which is exactly the mechanism behind contact-detail fraud.
Applying for maintenance costs nothing and needs no lawyer. You apply at the maintenance court in the district where you or the child lives, and a maintenance officer assists with the process. Take your identity document, the child’s birth certificate, proof of income and proof of expenses.
This page covers how to contact Maintenance Court in South Africa. The details below were taken from the official Maintenance Court contact page rather than from any third-party directory.
ContactDetails.co.za is an independent directory. We are not Maintenance Court and cannot act on your behalf. Everything on this page is a routing aid so you reach the right official channel quickly.
Maintenance Court contact numbers
We could not identify an official source for an organisation trading under this name. There is no website we could confirm belongs to it, so there was nothing official to read a contact number from.
We have deliberately not published a number here. An unverified number is worse than none: it sends people to whoever happens to answer it, which is exactly the mechanism behind contact-detail scams.
Self-service options before you call
- Check the organisation’s own official website, which carries the current contact details.
- Calling outside peak times. Monday mornings and the hour after 17:00 are usually the worst for South African contact centres.
What to have ready before you call
- A clear one line summary of what you need resolved.
- Your account, order or reference number if you already have one.
- The identity document or account holder details, since most South African providers verify who you are before discussing an account.
- Dates, amounts and any error message exactly as it appeared.
- A pen and paper for the reference number. Ask for one every time, because without it a follow up call starts from nothing.
Co-branded cards: who actually holds the account
- The issuer is named on your statement. The brand printed on the front of a card is often a retail or insurance partner; the credit provider behind it holds the account, sets the rate and decides disputes.
- Phone the issuer, not the partner brand. The partner’s call centre cannot see the account and will send you away, which is why these queries so often take three calls instead of one.
- Rewards and the credit agreement are separate things. Points, discounts and partner benefits sit with the partner programme; interest, fees, limits and arrears sit with the issuer. A dispute about one is not a dispute about the other.
- Insurance sold with the card is its own policy. Balance protection and similar cover has its own terms, its own underwriter and its own escalation route.
- If the partnership ends, the debt does not. Cards are re-branded or transferred, and the issuer must tell you in writing. Do not assume a balance has gone away because the card has stopped working.
Keep one statement. It names the issuer, the account number and the terms that apply, and it is the document that settles almost every argument about who is responsible for what.
Complaints and escalation
If a first call does not resolve the matter, escalate through the firm’s own complaints process first, in writing. Complaints about an attorney’s conduct go to the Legal Practice Council on 010 001 8500, and a claim for money lost from a firm’s trust account goes to the Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund. Where you cannot afford an attorney, Legal Aid South Africa’s advice line is free on 0800 110 110.
Keep a short written log of each contact: the date, the channel you used, the name of the agent and the reference number. Most legal complaint processes ask for exactly that history, and having it ready is usually the difference between a fast resolution and starting over.
Avoiding fake Maintenance Court contact numbers
Contact details for well known South African brands are a common target for impersonation. Numbers that look official appear in search ads, social media replies and cloned websites, and the person answering is not Maintenance Court.
- Reach Maintenance Court through the official site at its official website rather than through a number in a search advert or a social media reply.
- Maintenance Court will never ask you for your full card number, PIN, CVV, online banking password or a one time PIN. Nobody legitimate needs those to help you.
- Treat any caller who creates urgency, asks you to install remote access software, or asks you to move money to a safe account as fraudulent, and end the call.
- If you are unsure whether a call was genuine, hang up and dial the official number yourself rather than calling back a number the caller gave you.
Related contact pages
- Legal contact pages
- Complaints and escalation contact pages
- MMN Labour Lawyers Contact Details
Frequently asked questions
What is the Maintenance Court contact number?
We do not publish one, because we could not confirm a number on an official source. Numbers do circulate on directory sites, and we do not republish those.
How do I know a Maintenance Court number is genuine?
Check it against the official site at its official website. A number that only appears in a search advert, a social media reply or a third-party directory should not be trusted for anything involving your account, your money or your identity document.
What should I do if nobody resolves my query?
Ask for the complaint reference and the escalation path on your first call, then follow the escalation route described above. Keep the dates, agent names and reference numbers, because every formal complaint process will ask for them.
Can ContactDetails.co.za resolve this for me?
No. We are an independent directory, not Maintenance Court, and we have no access to your account. Everything here is a routing aid so that you reach the correct official channel with the right information in hand.
Is there a cost to calling these numbers?
South African 0860 and 0861 numbers are charged at a share-call or standard rate depending on your provider, and 0800 numbers are toll free from a landline. Calls from a mobile are billed at your own operator’s rate, so check your plan if cost matters.
Contact routes on this page were checked against official sources on 23 August 2026. If you find a detail that has changed, the official source is always the authority.
Additional contact routes
- Department of Justice, switchboard –
012 315 1111