TORONTO As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches time and resources, already high-stress proceedings such as divorces are now in unfamiliar territory, which some lawyers say is good reason to add âCOVID clauses.â Alyssa Bach, an associate lawyer at Toronto firm Shulman and Partners, explained to CTVNews.ca in a telephone interview Thursday that a âCOVID clauseâ addresses âunknown aspectsâ of a divorce. âA COVID clause would be those extra clauses that are added to provide settlement, while still addressing the unknown aspects that come with separating during a pandemic,â she said. âOne example would be â¦if a job loss occurs as a result of COVID, or if somebody is working on a reduced income during COVID.â