Divorce rates up amid pandemic
Familiarity breeds contempt, but it may also strengthen some relationships. The pandemic is testing couples spending more time together at home. Author: Harri Leigh (FOX43) Updated: 12:48 AM EST December 18, 2020
LANCASTER, Pa. Familiarity breeds contempt, but it may also strengthen some relationships. The pandemic is testing couples spending more time together at home.
Divorce rates have risen across the country since last spring. Legal document database LegalTemplates said it sold 34 percent more divorce agreements in March to June 2020 than the same period last year.
“In terms of our calls on a weekly and even daily basis, it definitely increased,” said Dave Schanbacher, a family law attorney based in York.