Cost of living crisis expected to exacerbate high January divorce figures

2024-02-21T11:09:13+00:00January 5th, 2023|Cost of Living, Divorce, Divorce & Dissolution of Civil Partnerships|

As Christmas 2022 comes to a close, Family Lawyers across Scotland are preparing for their busiest time of the year.

In our experience, Christmas can be the final straw for relationships that have been delicate for some time. The cost-of-living crisis has exacerbated this further with heightened financial concerns magnifying issues.

My team is on New Year alert, expecting a flood of enquiries. Search queries for divorce on google in January and February can be between 10 per cent and 30 per cent higher than the average, whilst online visits to our divorce and separation webpages are 30 per cent higher during […]