(NATIONAL POST) Two months of pent-up frustration and irritation during Italy’s lockdown have led to a dramatic rise in divorce proceedings, lawyers said.
Petty niggles over leaving the lavatory seat up or not doing the washing up have come to a head for many couples forced to live in proximity since the country went into coronavirus shutdown in early March.
Italian lawyers report a 30 per cent increase in the number of couples inquiring about, or initiating, divorce proceedings.
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