Emma Gill quizzed by Radio 5 Live and BBC West Midlands about divorce day and family law trends =============================================================================================== ![Emma Gill quizzed by Radio 5 Live and BBC West Midlands about divorce day and family law trends](https://vardags.com/images/pictures/1fea176f0a09a470a27279ff7d1e5cf5.jpeg)Despite it being one of the busiest days of a divorce lawyer's calendar, Head of Manchester Office Emma Gill found time to squeeze in not one but two radio interviews with the BBC this Monday. Before the break of dawn, she had already on Radio 5 Live's *Wake Up to Money* to explain why law firms often see a spike in enquiries following the Christmas holidays: > It's a tremendously stressful time, and it's also a time when you're not in work—you're spending it with your family—and the cracks and fissures that are in your relationship just seem to expand and swell to breaking point, when you're sat at home for two weeks with a spouse that you don't really like anymore. She was also asked to comment on the tabloid-driven perception that non-working wives get huge payouts from their divorce. Here, Emma identified a "real sea change", noting an "obvious shift" towards shorter maintenance orders and a growing expectation that those who have been out of the job market for a while can "find their way back to an independent life". The January divorce trend was also on the agenda over at the BBC West Midlands studio later that day, where Emma noted that it's not just the pressures of the festive season that can push couples to breaking point. Some couples, she explained, may have in fact called time on their relationship months earlier but, for the sake of their children, choose to ride out one last Christmas as a family before initiating proceedings. Others may simply be driven by a desire to enter the new year with a "clean slate and a fresh start". In addition to divorce day, Emma and host Caroline Martin discussed the value of the UK divorce industry,whether it is possible to have a swift and amicable split, and why the time is right to introduce no-fault divorce. TV licence holders can listen to the interview in full [here](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05rfcgl) at 07:40. "Ayesha Vardag - Britain's top divorce lawyer." ![The Huffington Post](https://vardags.com/images/logo/huffpost.png) "Ayesha Vardag - Woman of the Year"![GG2](https://vardags.com/images/logo/gg2-3.png) "Leading, Magic Circle law firm."Mr Justice Coleridge "A handful of firms dominate the so-called 'glamour' end of the market ... Vardags"The Times "One of the best divorce lawyers in the country"Marie Claire "Ayesha Vardag - 'diva of divorce' for the world's super rich" ![BBC](https://vardags.com/images/logo/bbc.png) "Dr Stephen Bence is a financial genius."Lewis Marks KC "Ayesha Vardag - the Queen of divorce"Daily Mail "Vardags brilliantly argued my case to a resounding victory"Pauline Chai (client) "Britain's top divorce lawyer" ![The Telegraph](https://vardags.com/images/logo/telegraph.png) Articles by Maire Connor ------------------------ [Should you settle for less in order avoid litigation? Millionaire divorcee says 'yes'](https://vardags.com/family-law/lisa-tchenguiz-settle-avoid-litigation "Should you settle for less in order avoid litigation? Millionaire divorcee says 'yes'") [Legal battle over Charles Manson's body and estate kicks off](https://vardags.com/family-law/legal-battle-over-charles-mansons-body-and-estate "Legal battle over Charles Manson's body and estate kicks off") [Emma Gill quizzed by Radio 5 Live and BBC West Midlands about divorce day and family law trends](https://vardags.com/posts/emma-gill-bbc-radio-divorce-day "Emma Gill quizzed by Radio 5 Live and BBC West Midlands about divorce day and family law trends") [Court of Appeal overturns High Court judgment which refused a transgender father direct contact](https://vardags.com/family-law/court-of-appeal-transgender-father-direct-contact "Court of Appeal overturns High Court judgment which refused a transgender father direct contact") [Posts - Horses & HNW Divorces](https://vardags.com/posts/john-oxley-divorce-horses-talkradio "Posts - Horses & HNW Divorces")