Coronavirus will lead to a rise in divorces as couples go into isolation

Normally peak times for divorce are the summer holidays and over Christmas

‘One only has to imagine what it’s going to be like when families are sealed in a property for a long period of time.’

The Conservative peer made her comments in the House of Lords during the second reading of the Private International Law Bill. The legislation would enable the implementation of international rules used to deal with cross-border legal disputes, including family law, post-Brexit.Read the latest updates:

She said: ‘When we leave the EU there will be an enormous vacuum and there has been no direction to the judges or the people who practice in this area as to what is going to happen.’Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at

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