Post-lockdown divorce rates have soared around the world – one legal practice in Western China saw 300 couples demanding a divorce over just three weeks, while enquiries increased by 30 per cent across Italy.
And though Britain’s divorce rate was falling faster than anywhere else in Europe back in January, the unexpected trauma of Covid-19 has seen a dramatic turnaround in demand.
Between March 23, the day lockdown was announced, and mid-May, Co-op Legal Services saw an increase in divorce enquiries of 42 per cent on last year, and online searches for “I want a divorce” are up 154 per cent.
Katie Spooner comments in an article published on MSN UK and Telegraph
