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Richard Barratt

Job Title: Partner - Head of Divorce & Family Law, Collaborative Lawyer

Department: Divorce & Family

Location: Nantwich – The Dowery

Call me on:01270 619676

richard.barratt@poolealcock.co.uk

Richard Barratt is the Head of our leading Divorce and Family team.

Consistently recommended by clients, he specialises in divorce & family law and is a member of the Advanced Family Law Panel of the Law Society in the categories of divorce, finances and children.

Richard is also a member of Resolution – a national organisation of family lawyers committed to non-confrontational divorce, separation and other family problems. Richard is a specially trained, Resolution Accredited Collaborative Lawyer.

He specialises in all aspects of private family law, with particular emphasis on the financial consequences of relationship breakdown including cases where there are substantial assets, trusts, pensions and family businesses. He also deals with disputes regarding children.

Richard was appointed as a Deputy District Judge in 2020

“Your calm advice to help me navigate all that was key in me completing the process with a positive eye to the future.” – AD (Family Client)

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What our clients say

Please allow me to extend my thanks for your expertise, support and advice in what has been an extremely difficult and stressful situation

S G – Family Client
Thank you Richard for all your help and support during a difficult time.

R P – Family Client
Richard, Amie and Julia

Thank you so much for everything you have all done – we really do appreciate yours and your fantastic teams efforts and hard work in helping us get through this last 18 months- it has been extremely difficult at times but your support and advice has been amazing. We recommend you to everyone who asks!

J B – Family Client
My thanks to Richard, he was brilliant and I will be using him and his team to steer me through this process.

MP
Thank you so much for today. Your advice, knowledge and guidance is invaluable and very much appreciated.

LC
I just wanted to say thank you. It has been a very long 2 years off my life and your help, understanding and counselling has been invaluable.

Monies transferred, our new house should complete end of this month and I can truly start my new life.

Thank you and thank your team too. I shall always recommend your practice highly.

Mr J L
Could you please pass my thanks to Richard for being so helpful, informative and generous with his time.

He gave me a really clear picture of all the options and processes involved. His informal advice was also really invaluable – such a refreshing experience compared to poor information and advice I had been given elsewhere. From the moment I walked in the door everything lived up to your website.

Thanks again

Mr R