Are women taking the lead on divorce?

ONS data shows that there were 80,058 divorces granted in England and Wales in 2022 and it also suggests that we are seeing a change with women taking the lead in the proceedings.

Associate, Lisa Payne has written an article for Today's Family Lawyer highlighting the key considerations that she would advise upon in this context.

Lisa writes "The decision to end a marriage is not one which is taken lightly. Couples can spend years contemplating such, soul-searching, or even attempting to make the marriage work, before the final decision is made. Whist it may be the woman communicating the end of the marriage and filing the application, I would suggest that they have spent months, perhaps years, considering such. When the decision is communicated, they have made peace with it, justified it to themselves, they’ve dealt with it emotionally. The man can perhaps then feel blind-sided, or did they just miss the signs?"

Read the full article here.