Family Solicitors in Rawtenstall

Rawtenstall is a market town in the Rossendale Valley. Where it is safe, couples here can settle matters through mediation, with a solicitor advising alongside the mediator and making the outcome legally binding. Family and divorce solicitors in Rawtenstall handle divorce and civil partnership dissolution and financial settlements, including how long-service workplace pensions are valued alongside the home and savings. They assist parents in agreeing where the children will live and how time is shared. They also advise couples who were never married on property disputes and draw up prenuptial and cohabitation agreements. They can also explain the MIAM before court and seek an urgent non-molestation or occupation order.

Divorce, child arrangements, adoption and domestic abuse cases from Rawtenstall may be heard at Blackburn Family Court on Victoria Street.

Citizens Advice East Lancashire has an office at Futures Park in Bacup, where people can drop in for free advice. Confidential help, including safety planning, is available from the county’s commissioned domestic abuse service.