Raise your hand if you want a divorce yet aren’t getting one because of the economy.

 Our office is always busy handling divorce and child custody cases. We get lots of calls every week from people wanting information about divorces or wanting us to represent them. So how do I know that the economy is affecting divorces even if we’re still getting lots of calls? Well, we track the number of calls we receive each month. And so far December and January were down over 25% from previous numbers.

Now this is purely unscientific, but I’ve got to believe that a big part of this is because of the economy. Hopefully something good is going to come out of the economic slump, and that is people are going to work through their marital issues and stay together.

A common misconception that divorcing couples have is that a divorce will solve everything and that they will never have to deal with their former spouse again. But unless you’re in a short term marriage and there are no children involved this is far from the truth. The fact is, you’re going to be seeing a lot of each other for many years to come and you’ll never be completely out of each others life.

 My associate Chris and I were recently discussing this and both of us agreed that the biggest difference between a married couple with children and a divorced couple with children is that they can now sleep with other people and go home to different houses. So my wish is that if something good is to occur from the bad economy it’s that families who were going to get divorced but now can’t afford it might actually be able to repair their relationship over the next few month.

But for those of you who just simply can’t wait for a divorce and must have it now we do offer “financing” for your divorce. Our office is happy to work with you on monthly payments that will allow you to seek the divorce you want. All you need is a credit card to get started.