{"id":884,"date":"2020-12-10T14:41:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T14:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lundbennett.co.uk\/blog\/?p=884"},"modified":"2021-01-27T15:03:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T15:03:19","slug":"why-the-pandemic-is-causing-spikes-in-break-ups-and-divorces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lundbennett.co.uk\/blog\/why-the-pandemic-is-causing-spikes-in-break-ups-and-divorces\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the pandemic is causing spikes in break-ups and divorces"},"content":{"rendered":"

Divorce rates are increasing around the world, and relationship experts warn the pandemic-induced break-up curve may not have peaked yet.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Their experiences are becoming increasingly common, with divorce applications and break-ups skyrocketing across the UK and around the world. Leading British law firm Stewarts logged a 122% increase in enquiries between July and October, compared with the same period last year. Charity Citizen\u2019s Advice reported a spike in searches for online advice on ending a relationship. In the US, a major legal contract-creation site recently announced a 34% rise in sales of its basic divorce agreement, with newlyweds who\u2019d got married in the previous five months making up 20% of sales. There\u2019s been a similar pattern in China, which had one of the world\u2019s strictest lockdowns at the start of the pandemic. The same is true in Sweden, which, until recently, largely relied on voluntary guidelines to try and slow the spread of Covid-19. <\/p>\n

It’s old news that the pandemic is affecting many of our core relationships. But lawyers, therapists and academics are starting to get a clearer understanding of the multiple factors feeding into the Covid-19 break-up boom \u2013 and why it looks set to continue into 2021.<\/p>\n

For more information regarding divorces being linked to the 2020 pandemic, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Divorce rates are increasing around the world, and relationship experts warn the pandemic-induced break-up curve may not have peaked yet. Their experiences are becoming increasingly common, with divorce applications and break-ups skyrocketing across the UK and around the world. Leading British law firm Stewarts logged a 122% increase in enquiries between July and October, compared… Read More »Why the pandemic is causing spikes in break-ups and divorces<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":953,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t