Divorce is difficult at any stage of life, but it could be more complex to navigate when you are older, approaching retirement, or already retired. In order to make sure everyone is treated fairly in a divorce, it’s important to consider these 7 critical issues for older couples seeking a separation.
What is a grey divorce?
A grey divorce, or a silver splitter, is a term for a demographic trend of a high divorce rate for older couples who have been married for a very long time.
These individuals may have married young to start a family, and followed a traditional family structure of the man going out to work and the woman staying home to raise children.
Once their adult children have grown up and started their own families, couples...