Sharon Ramage - Divorce Day

Is "Divorce Day" a real thing? Do divorce attorney see a surge of inquiries on the first Monday in January?

Why do so many couples call it quits in January

Hold onto your wedding rings, everyone, for Divorce Day is approaching.

Falling on the first Monday of the New Year – which in 2025 is January 6th – 'Divorce Day' marks the date when lawyers reportedly see a spike in couples filing toend their marriages after the festivities are over.

 

Happy New Year!

 

While it is true to say that after Christmas there tends to be a rise in enquiries,Julian Bremner, divorce specialist and partner at Rayden Solicitors, says the reality is that more divorces commence in late January or early February.

 

However,there are several reasons why Christmas can be a testing time for relationships– for a start, spending prolonged periods with family over the festive season.

 

"For many, Christmas is a wonderful time of year full of good memories,"Bremner previously told Yahoo Life. "For others, Christmas can be a more trying period.

 

"It can create needless tension within a family as arrangements for Christmas Day etc are entered into. It may also mean spending time with people that you ordinarily would not want to."

 

"The weather and lack of transport can sometimes mean that you are forced into proximity with people you may not have been getting on with or, in the case of your soon-to-be former partner, are thinking of divorcing," Bremner continues.

 

"So while Christmas is a joyous time for some, for others it can be a minefield of stress and strain."

 

All of this can bubble to the surface over the Christmas period and test relationships which may already be in difficulty.