Financial concerns have delayed nearly 20 per cent of divorces in the past five years, research has revealed before “Divorce Day” on Monday.
Experts said the findings showed that people were having to stay in marriages for longer. The research by Legal & General Retail, the financial services company, also found more than 40 per cent of divorcees felt that financial splits had not been equal and that very few people considered pension pots when dividing assets.
The findings were released before the annual Divorce Day, the first working Monday of the new year when law firms traditionally expect to see an increase in inquiries after Christmas, when family stresses may have risen. The early January period, anecdotally, is only rivalled for the number