Many married couples decide to split up and begin the process of dividing their financial assets in the New Year.
The first Monday falling on a working day in the new calendar year is dubbed Divorce Day because so many people choose then to start the formalities. This year, it falls next Monday, on 8 January.
Law firm Weightmans says the causes are Christmas stress, the financial pressures of the season, New Year resolutions to make a fresh start, and