Family Solicitors for Police

We understand that the nature of police work can put extraordinary pressure on family life and you need advice to ensure that your family related issues are resolved as quickly, and efficiently as possible.

Our family solicitors are able to provide you with unrivalled expert advice on all family law matters including divorce and separation, resolving finances, child arrangements and cohabitation issues.

We have an exceptional legal team who have significant experience in advising police officers and are ready to assist you every step of the way. Our solicitors have expert knowledge of police pensions, shift patterns and police pay and will be able to advise you on how best to achieve the outcome that will best suit the needs of you and your family.

We offer a free initial appointment with a solicitor to discuss your matter. If you instruct us, we provide  a 10% discount on all of our hourly rates for police officers and have also created a series of fixed-price consultation meetings with a no questions asked money-back guarantee promise.

Divorce and Separation

When any relationship breaks down it can be difficult, especially if the stresses of your profession have caused tension within your marriage.

We understand that you may now be left with feelings of uncertainty about your financial position, and concerns about how your divorce could affect your life moving forward, including your police pension. Due to the nature of a police pension and the large contributions that police officers make towards their pension, it is an asset that needs careful consideration upon the breakdown of a relationship.

There are numerous ways in which courts can deal with police pensions, including:

• Pension sharing: This is the most common option. This is where pension funds are transferred or split between the two of you, creating two separate pension schemes.
• Offsetting: This is where your former spouse does not receive a share of your pension but instead receives a larger proportion of the other available capital.
• Deferred lump sum: This is an order requiring you to pay a proportion of the lump sum that you receive upon retirement to your spouse.
• You each retain your own pensions. This is dependent upon the values of your pensions and the other assets in the marriage.

We’ll take the time to understand the matters involved to provide you with bespoke advice tailored to your specific needs and objectives.

Child Arrangements

When couples separate, they often struggle to make decisions and come to agreements on how their children should be cared for moving forward. This can be all the more difficult to resolve when one or both parents carry out shift work. We understand the impact that shift work may have on spending time with your children and can provide expert guidance and advice about the best way to approach arrangements that work for the whole family.

We always try and encourage parents to reach an agreement on issues regarding their children where possible, as an agreement that has been formed between the two parties usually has a greater chance of working in the longer term.

However, if you and your former partner are unable to reach an agreement between you then our solicitors can assist you to reach an amicable resolution.

Where this is not possible, it may be necessary to resolve matters through the courts. If this is the case, our solicitors will be able to forumlate an effective strategy to achieve the best possible outcome for your family, taking into account the nature of your work and how this may impact upon any arrangements that are put in place. 

Cohabitation

In some cases, couples who have been living with each other for an extended period of time believe they have rights similar to that of married couples, however their rights differ significantly from couples who are legally married.

You may wish to consider a formal cohabitation agreement before you move in together, which will set out what will happen to your property and shared assets if you were to separate.

You also can opt to put in place a cohabitation agreement at any time after you have moved in together.

How to get in contact

We understand that finding a solicitor that you feel understands your own specific situation can be a daunting task. For a free initial discussion and a no-obligation quote, get in touch with us today by simply calling us on 01234 343134 or email us at enquiries@fullersfamilylaw.com and a member of our team will get back to you.

We can help clients remotely from our network of offices across the country.