57% of those surveyed noted a decrease in cases
A recent study by the AAML (Academy of American Matrimonial Lawyers) says “ The economy appears to be downsizing the frequency of divorce cases, along with jobs and salaries. More than half of the respondents to the latest survey of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) are citing a drop in filings during the current recession. In all, 57% of the attorneys have noted fewer divorce filings since the last quarter of 2008.”
14% noted an increase
What is interesting is that the study also says “Overall, 57% of AAML members reported a decrease in the number of divorce filings since the last quarter of 2008, while only 14% noted an increase in filings during these difficult times.”
If you are a family lawyer who is getting less cases, reading this piece of news, could be interesting to you but it does not change how your practice is doing. Until you act positively with this information, your practice will not benefit from reading such information. (See my earlier blog posting on how to grow your practice during the recession.)
Get that? 14% noted an increase. Obviously they are not influenced by all these talks about The Great Recession.
Yes, 57% of lawyers may be handling less cases, but 14% are handling more cases. You cannot control any of that. But don’t you want to be one part of the 14%? Don’t you want to know how you can grow your practice?
In fact, I’ve seen articles that claim cases are up becuase this is a good time for a divorce for some people because their support payment will be low and/or their assets are valued lower, so they want to divorce or finalize the divorce during this recession. There are also articles that say do it yourself divorce cases are up.
So, what have you done to put yourself in the “14% increase” category?
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This is posted by Dan Couvrette, CEO, Divorce Marketing Group and Divorce Magazine
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