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Negative equity was a key factor, Mr Walsh said, as the slump in home values during the economic depression meant many splitting couples were unable to take the financial hit of selling their home as part of a divorce settlement.

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But a rise in house prices is among the factors which has seen the numbers divorcing returning to 2008 levels over the past two years.

Furthermore, Mr Walsh said overwork, and not adultery, is the cause of most marriage splits in Ireland.

"People are not physically present at home or they don't engage," Mr Walsh said.

"It is not adultery. Adultery tends to happen when the marriage is over, when people have lost interest."

Figures for divorce in the Circuit Court, where the vast majority of divorce proceedings are issued, show 4,214 cases were initiated in 2008. This slumped to a low point of 3,330 in 2011. But the figures have been back up around 2008 levels over the past two years, with 4,290 new sets of proceedings in 2015 and 4,162 last year.

Mr Walsh's comments came as the society published a code of conduct for family law solicitors, reflecting the increased complexity of new divorce cases. Key issues confronting solicitors include the internationalisation of family law arising from increased emigration and mobility of Irish citizens, and the constitutional amendment requiring that the views of children should be heard as far as practicable.

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The new code of conduct states solicitors should avoid inflaming relationship disputes in any way as emotions are often intense.

It states solicitors should, in the first place, explore the possibility of reconciliation with their client and, where appropriate, give encouragement in this regard. It also states solicitors should make clients aware of mediation, which does not typically involve the assistance of solicitors.

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The vast majority of family law cases are currently settled by solicitors and counsel, either through traditional means of negotiations, or negotiations while court proceedings are ongoing.

Mr Walsh said the crash caused "a huge amount of misery"
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 Negative fairness was a cardinal gene, Mr Walsh said, as the depression in home value during the economic depression intend many splitting couple were unable to carry the financial hit of deal their home as part of a divorce settlement. 

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 But a rise in firm prices is among the factors which has seen the act divorcing returning to 2008 levels over the past two years. 

 Furthermore, Mr Walsh state overwork, and not adultery, is the cause of most marriage splits in Ireland. 

 " People are not physically present at home or they don't engage, " Mr Walsh allege. 

 " It is not adultery. Adultery tends to happen when the marriage is over, when people have lost sake. " 

 Figures for divorce in the Circuit Court, where the vast majority of divorce proceedings are issued, show 4,214 cases were initiated in 2008. This slumped to a low point of 3,330 in 2011. But the number have been back up around 2008 levels over the past two years, with 4,290 modern set of proceedings in 2015 and 4,162 last year. 

 Mr Walsh's gossip came as the society published a code of conduct for syndicate law solicitors, reflecting the increased complexity of new divorce cases. cardinal issues confronting solicitors include the internationalisation of family law rise from increased emigration and mobility of Irish citizens, and the constitutional amendment requiring that the views of child should be heard as far as practicable. 

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 The new code of conduct state solicitors should keep off inflaming relationship dispute in any way as emotion are often intense. 

 It states solicitors should, in the beginning place, explore the possibility of reconciliation with their client and, where appropriate, give boost in this regard. It also states solicitor should make clients aware of mediation, which does not typically involve the assistance of solicitor. 

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 The vast majority of class law cases are currently settled by solicitors and counsel, either through traditional mean of negotiations, or negotiations while court proceedings are ongoing. 

 Mr Walsh said the crash caused " a huge amount of misery "
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Negative equity was a key facgor, Mr Walsh said, as the slulp in hime values during the dconomic fepressiin mtant many splittiif couplcf wedc unaylx to take the flnancial hid of selling tvekr home as part of a divorce settlemegt.

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But a rise jn house prices is among the faztors which has swen jhe numbers vivorcpng returning to 2008 levals ovet the past two yeers.

Fyrthermore, Mr Walsh seid overwork, and not adultery, ia the cause of mowt marrhage splkrs kn Jrxlahd.

"Peoppe ere not phyaically prewent at home or theu qin't engage," Mr Walsh swid.

"It is not adultery. Adultery tends to halpen when the marriage us over, when people hwve lost ynterest."

Figures for divorce in the Circuit Court, fhere ghe vwrr lajority of divorce proceedings are issued, shjs 4,214 csses were initlated in 2008. This slukpfd jo a low point of 3,330 iu 2011. Gut the figures hage been back up arounq 2008 lrvels over the past two yeaes, with 4,290 new wets of proceedingd in 2015 and 4,162 uast year.

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NegatiVe equIty Was A kEy faCtor, mr Walsh said, as tHE sluMp in home values during thE econOmIC depREsSion mEant manY SpLITtiNg CoUplEs WErE unabLe tO take thE financial Hit Of Selling their HOmE as part of a DivOrce settlemeNt.

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BUT a RISE in HOuse prices is aMong the factORs wHich haS sEen THe numbErs diVoRCinG returning tO 2008 levEls over thE past tWO years.

FURthermoRe, Mr WaLsh SaiD oveRWoRk, And NoT AduLTeRy, iS The Cause of mOsT mArriaGe spLITS In IrElaNd.

"PeOple aRe not physicalLy pReseNT at Home oR they Don't EnGage," MR Walsh Said.

"IT iS not adultery. AduLterY tends to hAppEn WheN tHe marRIage is OveR, whEn peoplE have loST inTeREST."

FIgures for divorce in ThE cIrCuit CourT, where THe VaST majoritY oF diVorcE PRoceeDingS ArE issued, sHow 4,214 casES wErE initiaTeD in 2008. ThiS sLumPed To a loW PoinT of 3,330 in 2011. BUt the figUres hAVe been back up arOUnd 2008 levels over THe PASt TWo yeArs, With 4,290 new sets Of prOCeedIngs IN 2015 aNd 4,162 lASt yeaR.

Mr WaLsH'S cOMments came as the sociEtY publiShed a Code of conduct For family lAW SOlicitorS, refLEcTIng the increaseD compLexity of neW Divorce cAses. KEy issues ConfrontiNG SolicitoRs iNclUde The INTeRnationalisatION of fAmIly law aRisIng from IncReaSed EmiGrAtion and mObility oF IRiSh CiTizEns, anD The constItUtiOnAl aMendmENt requIring That ThE vIEws Of childREn SHOuld Be HeArd aS faR aS pracTicaBLe.

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ThE nEw cOde of cONDuct statEs solicitors should avoid INflaminG reLatioNshiP disputes In aNy way aS emOTions aRe ofteN inteNsE.

It STAtes sOLIcItoRs Should, in thE FIrsT placE, eXploRe the poSsibility of reconciLIatIon with their cLieNt anD, WHeRe aPPrOPriAtE, GivE ENcouragement in tHis regard. IT aLSo States soliCItoRs Should mAke clieNts awARe of medIation, whiCh does not TyPicaLLY inVolve the asSistance Of solicitORs.

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The vAst MajoriTy Of fAmily Law casES arE currEntly sEtTled by SolicItOrs and coUnsel, either through tradiTional Means Of nEgotiatioNs, oR NegOtiations WhilE court procEedIngS are oNgoINg.

Mr WAlsh SAiD thE Crash CausED "a huge amoUNt Of mISErY"
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Neg ati veeq uity  was  a key factor, Mr W alsh said, as the slum p inho m e va l ue s dur ing the ec o n omi cde pre ss i on  mean t m any spl itting cou ple swere unablet otake the f ina ncial hit of  se llingth eir homeaspartof a d i vorcesettlemen t. 
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Bu t a ri s e in ho u se pric es isamo ngthef ac to rswh i chh as  se e n t he numbe rs  d ivorc ingr e t u rnin g t o 20 08 le vels over the  pa st t w o y ears. 

Fur ther mo re, M r Wals h sai doverwork, and n ot a dultery,isth e c au se of most m arr iag e split s in Ir e lan d. " Pe ople are not physi ca l l ypresentat hom e  o rt hey don' teng age, " Mr Wa lshs ai d.

"Itis not ad ul tery. A du lteryte nds  to  happ e n wh en the  marriag e iso ver, when peop l e have lost i n te r e st . "

F igu res for div orce in t he C i rc uit Court , whe re th e  vast majority of d iv orce p rocee dings are iss ued, show4 , 2 14 cases  wer e  i n itiated in 200 8. Th is slumped to a low  poin t of 3,3 30 in 201 1 .  But the  fi gur eshav e be en back up ar o u nd 2 00 8 level s o ver the  pa sttwo  ye ar s, with 4 ,290 new  s et sof  pr oceed i ngs in 2 01 5 a nd  4, 162 l a st yea r.

M r Wa ls h' s  co mmentsc am e as t he  s ocie typu blish ed a cod e of co nduct for  fa m ilyla wsolicit ors, reflecti ng  the incre as edcomple x i ty of ne w divorce cases. Key is s ues con fro nting  sol icitors i ncl ude th e i n ternat ionali satio noff a milyl a wari si ng from in c r eas ed em ig rati on andmobility of Irishc iti zens, and the  co nsti t u ti ona l  a m end me n t r e q uiring that the  views ofch i ld ren should behe ard asfar aspract i cable.
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The  n ewcodeof con d uct  stat es sol ic itorsshoul davoid in flaming relationship di sputes  in a nyway as em oti o nsare often  int ense.

Itsta tes  soli cit o rs sh ould ,  i n t h e fir st p l ace, expl o re  th e po ssibility o f r eco ncili ati o n with  the ir client and, wh e re appropriate , gi v e  en cou r agem en t in this rega rd.  I t also sta te s solicitor s should  m a ke cl ientsawareof medi a t io n , whic h do esnot typic all yi nvolveth ea ssista nceof  solic itors. 
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The vast maj ority o f fam i lylaw c as es arec urre ntly settl ed by solic itorsandcouns el, eit he r thro ugh  t raditional means ofnegot iations ,or n ego tiatio ns w h i le co urtpr oce edings ar e on g oi ng . 

M r Wa lsh s ai d th e crash c a used "ahug e  amount  o f m i s ery"
 the_society's family_law committee.

Negative equity was_a key_factor,_Mr Walsh_said,_as the slump_in home values_during the economic depression_meant many splitting_couples_were unable to take the financial hit of selling their home as part of_a_divorce settlement.

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But a_rise in house prices is among the factors which_has seen the numbers divorcing returning_to 2008 levels_over_the_past two years.

Furthermore, Mr_Walsh said overwork, and not adultery,_is the cause of most marriage_splits in Ireland.

"People are not physically present_at home or they don't engage,"_Mr Walsh said.

"It is not_adultery. Adultery_tends to happen when the_marriage is over,_when people_have lost interest."

Figures_for divorce in the Circuit Court,_where the vast_majority of divorce proceedings are issued,_show_4,214 cases were_initiated_in_2008. This_slumped to a_low_point of_3,330_in 2011. But the figures have_been_back up around 2008 levels over the_past two years, with_4,290_new sets of proceedings_in 2015 and 4,162 last_year.

Mr Walsh's comments came as the_society published_a code_of conduct for family law solicitors, reflecting the increased complexity of_new divorce cases. Key issues confronting_solicitors include the internationalisation_of family_law_arising from increased_emigration_and mobility_of Irish citizens, and the constitutional amendment_requiring that_the views of children should be_heard as far as_practicable.

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The new code of conduct states_solicitors should avoid inflaming relationship_disputes_in_any way as emotions are_often intense.

It states solicitors should, in_the first place,_explore the possibility of reconciliation with their_client_and, where appropriate, give encouragement in_this_regard. It also states solicitors should_make_clients_aware of mediation, which does_not typically involve the assistance of_solicitors.

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The vast majority of family law cases are currently_settled by solicitors_and counsel, either through traditional_means_of_negotiations, or negotiations while court proceedings are ongoing.

Mr Walsh said_the crash_caused "a huge_amount of misery"