It’s no secret that January is a busy month for divorce practitioners. Come the New Year, solicitors and online divorce providers will be inundated with queries on how to divorce their spouses, and whilst the individuals asking these questions will have waited until January to put them forward, the vast majority will have arrived at the decision to dissolve their marriages over the Christmas.
The reasons for this are all too clear. Christmas, whilst it retains a magical quality for individuals of all ages, is often a stressful time for adults. A significant number of obligations such as buying presents, visiting relatives and preparing for the day itself are intertwined with the more enjoyable festivities and many spouses often feel that their husbands or wives fail to support them or do their fair share during this period. Such feelings alone are unlikely to lead to a decision to divorce, but if a person has already considered bring their marriage to an end, then it is more than capable of pushing them over the edge. For the sake of either their children or ‘keeping up appearances’, however, the actual divorce application will be delayed until January.
Before arriving at the conclusion to divorce, however, all individuals should consider discussing matters with their spouse in order to try and rectify matters and this should not change under any circumstances, even if the aggrieved spouse feels that they’re being left to deal with all of the stresses and strains of Christmas alone.
Naturally, the first thing that any individual should do in this situation is discuss matters with their spouse as it is entirely possible that they are oblivious to the situation. Alternatively, even if they are fully aware of it, their partner’s request may well spur them into action.
Christmas may well have the ability to drive a wedge between couples, but it also has the ability to repair damaged relationships. If you and your spouse appear to be heading for a divorce, then consider utilising the festive period to repair rather than exacerbate the situation.
