Fallout From Quarantines Likely to Keep Divorce Attorneys Busy

Covid-19 has resulted in the deaths of more than 3,500 people in the U.S., sickened tens of thousands more and has devastated the economy. But for one group of professionals, the news isn’t all bad—divorce lawyers.

In China, where spouses were cooped up for months, divorce filings skyrocketed, proving that familiarity may really breed contempt. And lawyers in some U.S. cities are starting to see a similar phenomenon occurring.

In China, stay-at-home rules have been mostly relaxed, but in the U.S., more and more states are actually ramping up forced seclusion requirements. Maryland and Virginia on Monday issued new ...