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I have looked through many reviews on hellopeter on law firms and I have come to the conclusion that many law firms are a law unto themselves. Martin Vermaak Attorneys are no different in this regard. I have to come know this law firm as they handled my divorce on behalf of my late ex husband. They are also the executors of a trust my ex husband set up for my 3 children. Sad to say my dealings with this firm has been nothing but unprofessional. Since my divorce which went through in December 2018, to date Martin Vermaak Attorneys have not transferred the property to the trust fund with the result that I am being harassed by the City of Johannesburg for an outstanding utilities bill of over R19000.00. My communication to Anja Griesel who is an attorney at Martin Vermaak, regarding this matter has gone unanswered and has been ignored completely. Appointed attorneys for City of Johannesburg have been ignored as well. This situation has gone on for over a year. I have communicated to Anja Griesel on numerous occasions regarding my children and that money is needed for monthly maintenance and my son who is completing his matric this year wishes to study further. After many messages that I have left with the receptionist as well as many numerous emails spanning over a few months, finally I received replies to my emails from Anja Griesel telling me that they cannot commit to any university tuition for any of my children. As for the maintenance issue that was not even addressed. I was told that they cannot do anything at all at this time. Bear in mind that my ex husband passed away in July 2019, Martin Vermaak is quite aware that there are minor children who are beneficiaries of this trust and who depend on this money for survival. Two years have gone by and said property that has been unoccupied for two years with household contents still in there. It didn't take long for a few thugs to try and break into the property, luckily it was a failed attempt (bear in mind that none of the household contents are insured and all this belongs to my children which forms part of the late estate), if the thugs did manage to break in all of the contents would have been lost with no means of recovery. Anja Griesel of Martin Vermaak has been prolonging everything, ignoring me at every turn by not responding to any of my communication, in the meantime funds will soon be finished on my side meaning that I along with my children will be out on the street as I only have a part time job and the pandemic has not made things any better. Children whose deceased father left a trust for them so they can be taken care will soon be begging on the street for food without a roof over their heads while Martin Vermaak has been taking their monthly fees from that trust account for 'managing' it. To date they have not been in contact with me regarding the welfare of my children or their future. It seems like Martin Vermaak will determine whether my children have a future or not because as we all know you need tertiary education in this country if you wish to have a better future. Unfortunately it will not be long before I cannot take care of my children any longer. I urge the public to think carefully before acquiring the services of this law firm. If anyone is considering to have their late estate handled by this law firm, I'm sorry to say but your family will suffer at the end while Martin Vermaak Attorneys 'manage' your trust account.
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