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Subject Is January really 'divorce month'?
Date January 2, 2026 11:01 PM
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It’s Not ‘Divorce Month.’ It’s ‘Starting to Think About Divorce Month.’ [[link removed]]
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By Amy Polacko | For years, many have nicknamed January “Divorce Month” and the first working Monday as “Divorce Day,” as if floods of filings hit courthouses across the country right after the ball drops. But that’s not the case.
March is a bigger month for the D-word. August is nothing to sneeze at either, according to a study by the University of Washington. So what’s the big deal with January? You could say the first of the year pushes sideline spectators, who’ve watched others split, to start dipping their toes in the divorce waters. In the end, nearly 70 percent of divorces are initiated by women.
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