Divorce lawyers across the country are experiencing a deluge of instructions as Christmas proves to be the last straw for thousands of marriages.

 

According to exclusive research commissioned by InsideDivorce.com, the first full working week of the new year is the busiest time of year for divorce lawyers.

 

Indeed, the surge of enquiries is so marked that throughout the marital law profession, Monday 7th January has become known as D-Day, with the D for divorce.

 

One of the UK’s leading family lawyers, Suzanne Kingston, partner at Dawsons Solicitors, confirms the trend: “We are expecting this to be our busiest day and indeed our busiest week. A stressful Christmas can often be the final nail in the marital coffin.”

 

The statistics make grim reading for anyone believing Christmas is a period of harmony and goodwill.