How to Expand Your Family Law Practice: Ten Money-Making Tips for Divorce Lawyers

The divorce rate in the United States is likely to increase in the next five years due to the ten sociological trends described below.

These changes will create abundant work and opportunities for family and matrimonial lawyers.

1. In a bad economy, some people stay in bad relationships because they feel trapped. In short, they cannot afford to leave their spouse. The current economy is quite strong. House prices are rising and the stock market has been rising. Many people who are not happy with their marriages can now afford to end these unsatisfying relationships.
2. The opioid crisis, the heroin crisis, the increase in alcohol abuse will create a lot of family stress and contribute to marital disintegration in America. Interestingly, many private corporations are now investing in a drug treatment center to benefit from the increased need for these services.
3. Domestic violence often coexists with addictions and substance abuse. Spouses in violent relationships should be protected by family lawyers and the criminal justice system.
4. The growing number of people addicted to pornography, video games, and social media will continue to put pressure on marriages and family life. Many doctors and lawyers are seeing the impact of this type of addiction on marriages and intimate relationships.
5. Laws allowing same-sex marriages create more relationships. More relationships means that there will also be more relationships that will end in divorce.
6. Internet dating has made it very easy to meet, connect with people and find another spouse. Consequently, people are not afraid of being alone and will not hesitate to walk away from an unhappy marriage.
7. The public is now more aware of the value and usefulness of prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. Lawyers will need to create more and more of these contracts.
8. Infertility treatments are creating many complicated legal problems for couples. Who owns the fertilized eggs is just one example of the kind of legal problems this relatively new technology is creating for families and their lawyers.
9. The growth of mediation will simplify and shorten the divorce process and make it easier and less expensive to end a failed marriage. Consequently, more people are likely to use the legal system to end their marriages.
10. Similarly, collaborative divorce is gaining popularity and creating another viable route to divorce for some couples in the United States.