Steep rise in number of couples divorcing christiantoday.com

The number of married couples divorcing rose sharply in the 12 months before lockdown started.

Figures obtained from the Ministry of Justice by the Daily Mail show a 23 per cent increase in the number of finalised divorces in the year leading up to March 2020.

Between March 2019 and March 2020, divorces finalised in English and Welsh courts jumped from 91,609 to 112,284.

Officials told the paper the spike may be down to an improvement in the digital handling of divorce applications.

With the Government preparing to make divorce even easier, Christian Concern's Andrea Minichiello Williams said marriage was being rendered meaningless.