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We have heard before that the recession has hit virtually every job sector (with a few exceptions, of course, like the dating industry), so it should be no surprise that divorce lawyers are suffering as well. Respondents to a survey sent out by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) indicated that the number of divorce filings has dropped significantly since the fourth quarter of 2008.
According to the AAML, 57% of the answering attorneys said that there are fewer divorces now. Only 14% of attorneys said that the number has increased. However, 39% of the nation‘s top divorce attorneys cited an increase in modifications being made to child support payments. 42% of lawyers reported a rise in the number of changes made to alimony payments.
“The current economic climate is proving to be far more unforgiving than estranged couples seeking a divorce,” said Gary Nickelson, president of the AAML. “Forced to weigh damaged marriages against tight budgets and uncertain financial outlooks, many spouses seem more willing to try and wait out the recessionary storm.”
The AAML claims to be home to about 1600 U.S. matrimonial attorneys. The organization did not say how many attorneys actually answered the survey. According to data published by DivorceForum, 0.38% of the entire U.S. population gets divorced every year, according to most recent data (2005). The number is down from 0.48% in 1992. As of government data available until 2007, about 46% of U.S. marriages end up in divorce.
According to DivorceForum, the most common reason for divorces are poor communication, financial problems, lack of commitment to the marriage, a dramatic change in priorities and infidelity. Interestingly enough, a 1997 study published by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill claimed that “more than half of the marriages that experience infidelity end in divorce” while it is generally believed that infidelity happens in 40-60% of marriages.
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