The proportion of lawyers citing extramarital affairs as the main factor for
their clients? separation ? 25% ? has now fallen to its lowest level since
the annual survey began.
However, ?growing apart? or ?falling out of love? has become increasingly
common and was the leading reason for marital breakdown, cited by 27% of
lawyers in the survey this year.
Divorce lawyers are finding that people are no longer prepared to put up with
unhappy marriages as in the past.
Other causes of marital breakdown listed in the study included one partner
having a ?mid-life crisis?, emotional or physical abuse, ?unreasonable
behaviour? and financial worries.
Louisa Plumb, from Grant Thornton UK LLP, the financial and business advisors,
suggested that the changing pattern could be attributed to celebrity couples
who remained together despite one partner?s infidelity.
England footballers including Peter Crouch, Ashley Cole and Wayne Rooney have
featured in the tabloid press for their alleged infidelities yet are
reported to be attempting to mend their relationships.
?We are seeing an increasing number of ?celebrities? putting up with alleged
affairs in their marriage or relationship ? with Abbey Clancy staying with
Peter Crouch, and Cheryl Cole looking all set to go back to Ashley,? she
said.
?It may be that this is starting to have an effect on the behaviour of couples
affected by extra-marital affairs, with more marriages than before surviving
a bout of infidelity.?
Christine Northam, a counsellor with Relate, said it was common for couples to
say they loved each other but were no longer ?in love?.
?What?s normally the case is that their relationship has slid down their list
of priorities, replaced by the pressures of work, money worries or raising a
family,? she said. ?Relationships need attention and time to nurture
otherwise couples can easily drift apart.?
The report found that six out of 10 lawyers had seen a rise in the number of
couples signing pre-nuptial agreements, and expected the trend to grow
following a landmark Supreme Court ruling that gave such contracts legal
weight last year.
However, the report also warned that a separate judgment was likely to see
more divorcing spouses get away with hiding assets from their partners in
future.
According to 82% of lawyers, unhappy couples have delayed divorce due to the
recession, with most believing that the reduced value of assets had been the
main motivation for waiting.
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