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FILINGS IN THE U.S. TYPICALLY
SURGE AT THE START OF EACH NEW
YEAR ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN
ACADEMY OF MATRIMONIAL LAWYERS,
THE NUMBER OF FILINGS INCREASES
BY AN AVERAGE OF ONE 3RD DURING
JANUARY EACH YEAR. BUT LAST
YEAR THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS
GETTING DIVORCED PLUMMETED, AND
THE MARRIAGE RATE ALSO DROPPED
BECAUSE OF
THE PANDEMIC JOINING ME NOW IS
LAWRENCE DEATHS OF FAMILY LAW
ATTORNEY WITH THAT’S AND THAT’S
GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR
BEING WITH US.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANKS
FOR HAPPENING.
>>JENNIFER READY: WHAT DO WE
NORMALLY SEE WHEN IT COMES TO
DIVORCE RATES IN THE MONTH OF
JANUARY.
>> JUST AS YOU SAID THE
THE TYPICAL TREND WOULD BE FOR
AN INCREASE.
YOU KNOW WE’RE IN DIFFERENT TIMES RIGHT NOW FRANKLY, I’M NOT SURE WHAT TO EXPECT THIS
JANUARY.
>>JENNIFER READY: WHY DO YOU
NORMALLY SEE THAT IN THE MONTH
OF JANUARY.
>> WELL POSSIBLY FOR A VARIETY
OF REASONS, I’M NOT SO SURE
THERE’S A SPECIFIC STUDY OR SET
OF STATISTICS THAT EXPLAINS IT
BUT. AND YOU GET PEOPLE WHO.
MORE OR LESS NEW YEAR’S
RESOLUTIONS WANT TO START
THINGS
HISTORICALLY THERE MIGHT HAVE
BEEN SOME THIS BEHAVIOR AT A
NEW YEAR’S
EVE PARTY. LIKE I SAY YOU KNOW
THAT THE TIME WE’RE IN A
DIFFERENT SET OF TIMES
RIGHT NOW.
>>JENNIFER READY: AND SINCE THE
PANDEMIC STARTED WHAT TRENDS
ARE YOU SEEING WHEN IT COMES TO
DIVORCE RATES.
>> IN MY PRACTICE OF AND WE TEND TO PEOPLE WITH MORE AND COMMONWEALTH. BAXLEY BEEN
VERY BUSY MY ESTIMATION IS IS
THAT IN OTHER TYPES OF
PRACTICES. THEY MAY HAVE SEEN A
DROP
AS WELL RELATED TO PEOPLE WHO
ARE GOING THROUGH TOUGH TIMES
AND DON’T WANT TO.
YOU GO THROUGH THE THE
DIFFICULTY AND EXPENSE OF A
DIVORCE.
>>JENNIFER READY: AND BEFORE
THE PANDEMIC WHERE WE SEEING A
DECLINE IN DIVORCE RATES OR AN
INCREASE.
>> STATISTICALLY A DECLINE.
ONCE IN MY PRACTICE, HAVEN’T
NOTICED IT.
SOME OF IT COULD BE
ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE CHANGING
DEFINITION OF THE FAMILY.
>>JENNIFER READY: AND ARE THESE
TRENDS CONSISTENT AMONG
DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHICS.
>> I WOULD SAY OVERALL YES.
THE DIVORCES DO TEND TO BE
AFFECTED VERY MUCH BY
THE ECONOMY. SO WHEN THE
ECONOMY IS BAD WITH MORE
STRAIGHT GOES DOWN. THE ECONOMY
IS GOOD IT GOES UP.
RIGHT NOW WE’VE GOT DIFFERENT
SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY
EXPERIENCING SOME OF EACH.
>>JENNIFER READY: AND FOR THOSE
WHO HAVE DECIDED TO DIVORCE
WHAT CAN THEY DO TO MINIMIZE
THE TRAUMA FOR CHILDREN AND
ALSO MAKE THE PROCESS EASIER ON
BOTH SIDES.
>> IT’S THE KEY TO THE WHOLE
THING IS TO TRY AND REDUCE
CONFLICT. JUST BECAUSE COUPLES
ARE SEPARATING AND GOING TO LIVE IN DIFFERENT HOUSEHOLDS DOESN’T MEAN THAT THEY HAVE TO
HATE EACH OTHER WAR
TRY AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
SOMEBODY OR ANYTHING
LIKE THAT AND PROBABLY THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING IS IF YOU HAVE
CHILDREN YOU NEED
TO KEEP IT PARTY SHOULD KEEP
THEIR CHILDREN OUT OF IT
ALTOGETHER OR AS MUCH AS
THEY CAN I SHOULDN’T DISCUSS
THINGS ABOUT A DIVORCE WITH
CHILDREN.
>> IT’S. I MEAN THAT’S A
HUGE PART OF IT AND THEN.
AND YOU HAVE UP ON THE SCREEN
IT TAKE THE TIME TO HIRE THE
RIGHT TONE. I WOULD RECOMMEND
THAT PEOPLE SEEK THAT EARNINGS
TO TRY TO REDUCE CONFLICT
RATHER THAN. YES, GO AHEAD.
>>JENNIFER READY: AND FOR
FAMILIES WHO MAY BE WEIGHING
THIS DIFFICULT DECISION RIGHT
NOW WHERE CAN THEY GO TO LEARN
MORE INFORMATION OR SPEAK WITH
SOMEBODY ABOUT THIS. THERE
NUMBER SOARS I’M
IN LOVE MODERN THING YOU CAN DO
IS HIS GOOGLE IT.
THERE ARE SERVICES WHERE PEOPLE RATE ATTORNEYS AND PEOPLE ATTORNEYS AVERAGE FOR EXAMPLE,
YOU MENTIONED THE AMERICAN
ACADEMY OF MATRIMONIAL LAWYERS
AND I HAVE TO BE A FELLOW.
BUT YOU CAN GO TO A ML
BOTTLE WORK. YOU CAN GO TO THE
FLORIDA BAR’S WEBSITE LOCATED A
BOARD TURNING BE ONE OF THOSE
2. BUT THOSE ARE REALLY
GOOD SOURCE.