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Suspicious spouses engage spies
26/02/2008
Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland are seeing an increase in the number of clients who use private detectives to spy on the partner they are looking to divorce.
According to research by Grant Thornton, divorce solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland are seeing a growing number of their customers setting up honey traps to catch their partners cheating.
The number of people in Britain and Northern Ireland using private detectives to confirm infidelity has risen by nearly a third over the past 12 months.
Last year over two-thirds of divorce solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland had at least one client who hired a private eye to spy on their partner.
In 2006 only 49 per cent of divorce solicitors had a client who had paid for their partner to be spied on and just 19 per cent had such a customer in 2005.
Solicitors were more likely to see women contacting private detectives, as 64 per cent of people who pay for a private eye are female.
Andrea McLaren, spokesperson for Grant Thornton said: "Marriages are meant to be built on trust, yet these figures show that is not always the case. While it might seem like an extreme length to go to, people just want to know the truth - even if it hurts."
Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland still see couples citing infidelity as the main reason for seeking a divorce.
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According to research by Grant Thornton, divorce solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland are seeing a growing number of their customers setting up honey traps to catch their partners cheating.
The number of people in Britain and Northern Ireland using private detectives to confirm infidelity has risen by nearly a third over the past 12 months.
Last year over two-thirds of divorce solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland had at least one client who hired a private eye to spy on their partner.
In 2006 only 49 per cent of divorce solicitors had a client who had paid for their partner to be spied on and just 19 per cent had such a customer in 2005.
Solicitors were more likely to see women contacting private detectives, as 64 per cent of people who pay for a private eye are female.
Andrea McLaren, spokesperson for Grant Thornton said: "Marriages are meant to be built on trust, yet these figures show that is not always the case. While it might seem like an extreme length to go to, people just want to know the truth - even if it hurts."
Solicitors in Belfast and Northern Ireland still see couples citing infidelity as the main reason for seeking a divorce.
Contact us for legal advice
