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Thinking Divorce During the Holidays? Consider Collaborative Law

January 2, 2017 by West Coast ADR

The winter holidays are a time of joy for happy families across British Columbia. For those men and women who are unhappy in their marriage, however, it can be an emotional time for entirely different reasons. Thoughts of divorce can be upsetting, and no one wants to be upset or bring others down during this festive season. While ending a marriage is never a fun thing to think about, it may be the right time to consider how to proceed, and interested parties may wonder if collaborative law is the way to go.

Seeing other families enjoying themselves, and enduring the strain of trying to keep smiling, can be very difficult on a person who wants to end his or her marriage. In order to avoid ruing the holidays, however, many men and women attempt to put off taking action until the season has passed. For that reason, some lawyers refer to January as “divorce month.”

Statistics indicate that internet searches for divorce-related terms increase by as much as 50 percent during December and January. Similar reports of seasonally increased divorce filings have been reported in a study in the United States. That study showed spikes in divorces through the first three months of the year and again in September after the summer holidays have ended.

While emotions can never be entirely held in check during divorce proceedings, it is important that they never be allowed to get the better of a person. One way to attempt to keep them controlled is to try to resolve matters via collaborative law instead of litigation. With the assistance of a British Columbia family law attorney, an individual can work with his or her spouse instead of fighting. This may be a less emotionally damaging way to achieve a much-needed divorce.

Source: The Globe and Mail, “How unhappy couples survive the holidays and what happens next“, Dave McGinn, Dec. 20, 2016

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