COVID-19 causes spike in family disputes
Duncan Hughes
The number of couples planning to divorce has more than doubled since the outbreak of COVID-19, with the second wave proving the breaking point for many marriages and forcing "urgent" Family Law Court actions to nearly triple, lawyers and counsellors say.
COVID is causing couples to split - but economic pressures mean they are often forced to cohabit. Supplied
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