An outbreak of coronavirus, home imprisonment, will inevitably lead to an explosion of divorces between Russian and American husbands and wives

The legal practice of Karina Duvall, as an international matrimonial attorney, show that families began to break up from weeks of government-mandated lockdowns intended to stop the spread of the Covid-19.

Domestic violence cases have also multiplied. This drift may be an inauspicious warning for Russian and American couples due to time spending together within quarantine. The most common problems which I can notice: lack of money, too much computer time, and unfair division of household responsibilities.

Russian and American authorities, both expect record-high numbers of divorce filings, which will lead to delays at government offices. Commonplace everyday problems delivered escalation of disputes, and miscommunication has caused frustration in marriage and creates divorce decision.

Karina Duvall, Russian divorce attorney, licensed in New York as legal consultant says her volume of work has increased in twice. People need space and freedom: the more time spouses spend together, the worse for their marriage.

Isolation clearly shows latent propensity for domestic violence and other matrimonial problem which not coming out before, spouses experiencing domestic violence are not able to go away, and courts that normally help are closed.

An outbreak of coronavirus, home imprisonment, will inevitably lead to an explosion of divorces between Russian and American husbands and wives.

Currently, the judge who hears the divorce case typically doesn't requires a serious reason, like adultery, cruel and inhuman treatment, or abandonment. The judge will usually consider differences to be irreconcilable, and grants divorce without special reason.

Karina Duvall, an attorney at Russian-Divorce Law Firm, says that lockdown reinforced contradictions of her clients who now seeking for divorce.

In Russia, as well as in the United States, it’s almost always the woman who initiates the divorce procedure. And also women more often meet financial difficulties due to divorce.

Russian and American divorce rate has been growing steadily.