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It apparently also helped make 2020 Shawnee County s lowest year for divorce filings in 36 years.
Shawnee County recorded 605 divorce filings last year, its lowest such total since 561 were recorded in 1984, said Lea Welch, administrator for Shawnee County District Court.
Conversely, Topeka marriage counselor Angela McClain said she and her colleagues over the past year have seen an exponential increase in the number of couples contacting them seeking counseling services.
An increasing number of men reached out to McClain to arrange conjoint therapy sessions, she added, in which the husband and wife take part together. To say the least, it s been an unusual year, McClain said.