Family Solicitors in Whitehaven

Whitehaven is a harbour town on the west Cumbrian coast, close to the Sellafield nuclear site, a major local employer. If one partner has a long career in the nuclear industry, a workplace pension can be one of the bigger assets in a divorce, and shift patterns can shape what child arrangements will work. Family and divorce solicitors in Whitehaven deal with divorce and civil partnership dissolution and help parents plan where the children live and when they see each parent. They obtain pension valuations, agree financial settlements, advise unmarried couples on property disputes and prepare prenuptial and cohabitation agreements. Where it suits, they refer clients to mediation, and they can apply urgently for a non-molestation or occupation order.

Divorce, child arrangements, domestic abuse and adoption cases from Whitehaven may be heard at West Cumbria Courthouse in Workington or another court in the region.

Copeland (Whitehaven) Citizens Advice is based at Phoenix House in Cleator Moor, and people should phone first to arrange an appointment. Cumberland Council’s commissioned domestic abuse service gives confidential support and help with safety planning.