Divorces in January?

There was much hype at the beginning of the year by publicity seeking London solicitors suggesting that everyone should be rushing off to their lawyers for divorces in January.
Frankly an overcooked Brussel Sprout or even its aftereffects (or more importantly the inevitable family rows over the festive period) should not lead you to our arms instead.
The clients we do like to see in January are those who separated somewhile ago and have made the New Year Resolution to get their lives sorted out!
I always advise clients that you should not leave it too long after a separation to look at long term financial settlements--people's lives change (and can be manipulated by the unscrupulous to change considerably) and the courts prefer to look at a fair division of the finances as they were around the time of the separation rather than after the husband for example has a new family.
I also tell clients that, whilst instructing us costs a lot of money, where there is a relatively long marriage I can usually be confident that our involvement will save you money in the long term and could save you a great deal of heartache and regret if you settle for less than you should really get or on terms which, without our tweaking, do not do what you think they do.