The pandemic is creating new dynamics that will continue to redefine marital and family law for years to come. Considering that stress is at an all-time high and family finances are at an all-time low, the rising divorce rate and the desire for cost-efficient solutions we are seeing today should not come as a surprise.

First, some background: Divorce historically has been a cyclical practice. I find that it is loosely tied to the academic school year and major holidays. Mid-January until about the week before Memorial Day Weekend could be considered our high season. Summer tends to be a slower time of the year and then we get another boost between September and mid-November.  December is the swing month that can go either way depending on how many people have holiday timesharing disputes. The foregoing is mostly true, most years, but 2020 is proving itself, once again, to be an outlier kind of year.