"Rising 'Gray Divorce' Trends: Financial and Housing Challenges for Older Adults"
TL;DR
The rate of "gray divorce" among adults aged 50 and older has doubled since the 1990s, with women facing greater financial implications than men due to income drops and limited time to recover savings. Women can protect themselves by taking an active role in household finances, ensuring access to their own funds, strategically claiming Social Security, saving alimony, and considering legal agreements like prenuptial or postnuptial agreements.
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- A new worry for people getting divorced after 50? Where to live in a tight housing market. Morningstar
- Gray divorce: Rate of splits among older adults have doubled in recent years WKRC TV Cincinnati
- A new worry for people getting divorced after 50? The housing market. MarketWatch
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