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 attorneys.

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 going up and the stock market has been on the rise. Many people who are unhappy with their marriages now have the luxury of ending these unsatisfying relationships.
2. The opioid crisis, the heroin crisis, the rise in alcohol abuse will create a lot of family stress and contribute to marital breakdown 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 by the criminal justice system.
4. The growing number of people addicted to porn, video games, and social media will continue to put pressure on marriages and family life. Many doctors and lawyers are seeing the impact of these types of addictions on marriages and intimate relationships.
5. Laws that allow same-sex marriages create more relationships. More relationships means that there will also be more relationships that end in divorce.
6. Internet dating has made it very easy to meet, relate to 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 attorneys.
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.