Divorce may be ‘fueling a rise’ in middle-aged women learning to drive in a bid for their independence, the president of the AA has said. Analysis of government figures has revealed that driving tests taken by women over the age of 50 has increased by...
When people over the age of 50 get divorced, retirement accounts become a key asset, even more so sometimes than the house or alimony. Lawyers and feuding couples are bracing for big changes at the end of 2018 for how these assets get split up. A couple sit on a beach...
For women in particular, divorce is financially perilous — at least, that’s what nearly all the studies tell us. There’s even a phenomenon sometimes referred to as the “divorce gap”: It was documented by Stephen Jenkins, a professor then working at the University of...
The closer you are to retirement, the more crucial it is to get it right. For older couples who decide to split up, divorce can look very different than it might have in their younger years. Children often are grown and out of the house, so child support and custody...
The Phenomenon of ‘Gray Divorce’ Our May gathering brought us into an engaging conversation surrounding ‘Gray Divorce’. Two very informative speakers started the lively discussion. Jocelyn Crowley, Ph.D., professor at Rutgers, specialist on...
It’s not easy growing old, and here’s one more piece of evidence. Divorce rates in the United States are declining—except for people over 50. Twenty years ago, just one in 10 spouses who split was age 50 or older; today, according to Dr. Susan Brown, professor of...
