Friends, colleagues, and clients often ask me whether my firm has a “busy season.” As long as I have been practicing, the first few months of the year are, without a doubt, our busiest time of the year for divorce cases. We also see a slight increase toward the end of the summer with regard to custody cases, but it doesn’t compare to the post-holiday rush.
Apparently, we are not alone. In an article for The Motley Fool UK, Jane Mack cites a survey by Divorce-Online, which found that already-troubled relationships are more likely to falter during the stressful Christmas period, a view reflected by the increase in the number of divorce petitions filed before the end of March. Nearly sixty percent of those responding to the survey said that Christmas had an effect on their decision to divorce.
Source: Seasonal Jollity For Divorce Lawyers?