Cork solicitor Sinead McNamara has seen a 20 per cent to 30 per cent increase in separation and divorce cases arising from the Covid-19 restrictions. So Covid has been a little bit like the Christmas period in that regard,” she told The Irish Times. A partner with Fitzgerald Legal and Advisory, Ms McNamara has been working in the family law area for 20 years, working with clients from across Munster. Not just physical violence but also “coercive behaviour” that might not have manifested itself under normal circumstances. “But because people are living in such concentrated conditions these issues are coming to the fore.

Source: The Irish Times November 28, 2020 00:56 UTC