Posted: May 03, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 3
Becca Atkinson and her husband celebrated their 10th anniversary in February 2020. Four months later, they separated.(Submitted by Becca Atkinson)
COVID-19 is taking a toll on relationships and creating a boom for divorce lawyers, couples therapists and even debt counsellors who are helping newly single clients chart a path forward through the pandemic. What would ordinarily be a bump in a regular marriage is amplified, said Russell Alexander, a lawyer specializing in separation agreements and divorces. That s leading people to decide their partner is not right for them.
Alexander, who oversees seven family law offices across Ontario, said their client base has grown by about 30 per cent since the pandemic began.