Over the past decade, divorce rates have trended downward across all age groups, with one exception: those age 55 and over. The number of “gray divorces” has increased significantly in recent years.

As the Baby Boomer generation ages, more of them are choosing to divorce. Some of them have been married to the same person for 30 years or more. Others are on their second or third marriages. Either way, millions of 55+-ers are deciding they do not want to spend the next phase of their lives with their current spouse – or they are finding out their spouse feels this way. In some cases, both spouses fall out of love or have grown too far apart during the years of raising children and building careers.  No matter what the reason, people facing gray divorce have unique issues and concerns that must be fully addressed...

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