Samantha Woodham in Today’s Family Lawyer: How has Covid-19 impacted on the ability to get divorced?
As the one year anniversary of the pandemic approaches, Today’s Family Lawyer posed the question of how the pandemic, and economic fallout, has impacted the approach couples take to divorce. Four family lawyers: Victoria Brown, Rachel Roberts, Stacey Nevin and our co-founder Samantha Woodham, gave their perspectives. All agreed, attempting to resolve proceedings out of court, for a proportionate cost, are now high on the agenda.
As Samantha said: “I believe Covid-19 has given us all enormous pause for thought. There is no point entering into conflict simply for conflict’s sake. Separating couples are increasingly aware of the emotional toll a bad divorce (and a deeply unhappy marriage) can have on the wellbeing of children and adults alike. So our experience is that divorcing couples are looking to treat divorce as a shared problem to navigate together, rather than a battle to be ‘won’ or ‘lost’”.
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