The New Year period is traditionally the busiest time of year for divorce solicitors. They have more enquiries that at any other time, and more couples enter divorce proceeding in the post-Christmas period of January and February.
Couples often spend a lot of time together over the Christmas period. Whereas the rest of the year they have the distractions of work, over the holiday period their personal life is what is most important and what they focus on most. For many this is a positive thing, but some may realise at this time that their relationship is not working. The lack of distractions outside of the family also means that you cannot get away from your problems at home in the same way. Another issue can be that couples are more likely to fall out and argue if they are spending several days together.
Divorce Solicitors have said that many of their post-Christmas female clients complain that there husbands have been spending Christmas in the pub and not with them. They had been hoping that spending time together over this period would help solve their marriage problems, but this has not been possible as her husband has spent much of his time elsewhere. It therefore ends up having the opposite to the desired effect. If couples realise things are not improving, the Christmas period is more likely to make up their mind about separating than any other time.
When a New Year begins people reflect on the previous year and look ahead to the next. In someone has been unhappy in their marriage they may reflect on this, and if they see no light at the end of the tunnel for the upcoming year they may decide a divorce is the best option. Another factor is that people think things will be different when a New Year begins, but in reality the calendar doesn’t change anything.
The stress of financial trouble is one of the most common reasons why families separate, and Christmas can be expensive. Existing difficulty with finances can get worse over this period and this can lead to increased problems within a marriage. Christmas has also been identified as the most common time for people cheating on their spouse. Festive activities such as office parties can lead to this type of thing, and inevitably end relationships in many cases.
Post-Christmas divorces are also more common due to people not wanting to get divorced prior to the festive season. Divorce Solicitors often receive enquiries late in the year but divorce proceedings don’t begin until January. Christmas is seen as a special time so people do not want to get divorced soon before. This is even more likely to be the case for couples with children. This means those who would start divorced proceedings anytime after September may wait until January, meaning there could be 3 months worth of divorces happening early in the year.
Andrew Marshall ©
Divorce Solicitors London
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