The summer holidays should be a fun time for families, spending time with the kids and better weather, but the summer holidays can be one of the biggest times of the year for couples separating.

January has the highest yearly divorce rates but September is close behind, so what is is about holidays that seem to make more people split up and get separated or divorced?

Does the hot weather get you hot under the collar? Do short skirts in summer months tempt huspands and partners to stray? Most people think that the added strain of spending a lot of time with your family dusing holidays is a factor to speed up a relationship that is heading for divorce. Summer holidays is a stressful time when families are pushed together and their is the expectance that you will go on holidays together.

This corresponds with the figures from Christmas break ups where you are often confined not only with your immediate family but also extended families. This with money worries can often antagonise a relationship and be the trigger that pushes a couple to separate or divorce.

In the summer holidays many couples have to put their children first, if you children go to school, you have to take time off work to look after them or find additional money for childcare. This can cause arguments as many companies will not let you have 6 weeks off all year let a lone just for summer as well as the half terms, easter, and Christmas holidays. This means couples have to juggle time off, enlist in help from friends and relatives or shell out on childcare which can be very expensive per child. These pressures are difficult to get through at the best of times ut if your relationship is already a bit rocky then this would explain the increase in separations and divorce after the summer holidays.

What do you think contributes to Summer separations? Did you split with your ex over the summer holidays? Do you think other factors are involved that we haven’t looked at? Discuss this and more at the My Mad Ex Divorce and Separation forum. To discuss Summer separations go to the individual forum discussion!

Charlotte Church and Gavin Henson have recently spit up but it looks like the separation is taking its toll on celebrity Charlotte Church as the ‘Over the Rainbow’ judge stepped out yesterday looking skinny and tired.

Charlotte and Gavin were engaged to be married but split a few weeks ago leaving Charlotte with their two children Dexter, 1, and Ruby, 2. Whilst Gavin seems to be coping well, travelling with his Rugby team and focussing on the sport, Charlottes friends are worried that the separation is taking its toll on the new single mum.

Although the coulple have been quiet about their split earlier this month, rumours have circulated and breaking up is very hard on anyone especially if you are in the public eye. Charlotte and Gavin must have come to a point in their relationship where they though they have to split up and that could not have been an easy decision. However, as Gavin gets to go off with his Rugby mates it is Charlotte that is left holding the babies and being a single mum is a lot harder than people realise especially with 2 very young children.

Charlotte went to a garage in Cardiff yesterday and got snapped with her hair scaped back and no make up, she looks thin and her health could be at risk, it is no wonder her friends and family are worried, but having your photo taken at every opportunity cannot be helping.

What advise would you give to Charlotte Church at this time? Do you think the paparazzi should leave her alone or is it all just what she signed up for when she chose her lifestyle? If you are in a similar position to Charlotte church perhaps you want to share your story with others on our divorce forum?

Unfortunatley these days it is not un common for people to get Divorced, and there are many divorce support websites up to help people deal with getting Divorced but what about people who are separated or were never married but in a long term commited relationship?

Marriage is a long term commitment but many couples choose to live together and commit to each other without getting married. More and more people are choosing to have children and live together without actually getting married so what do they do if the relationship comes to an end?

The end of a long term relationship is just as hard as getting divorced and sometimes harder as their are questions on who should get what and how to deal with separation. Divorce advice is all over the internet but separation advice is much harder to find!

Separation has less legal formalities to go through but in the cases where you have children, it can be much harder to come to an agreement about seeing the children and this can also end in a nasty court battle if not resolved quickly and civily.

My Mad Ex understands how hard it is for people at the end of a releationship you get hurt and don’t know how to act or cope, this is no different whether you were married or in a long term relationship there are very few civil break iups and just after is the hardest time.

If you are recently separated join others in the same position as you in our divorce/separation forum as this is a great place to share experiences, have a rant, get advice and even meet new friends.