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How Should Divorce Lawyers Tackle Grey Divorce?

More and more couples over age 50 are divorcing these days. Today about one in four people are going through “grey divorces.” I have witnessed this trend expand exponentially over the last 30 plus years.

Assisting divorce clients who are over 50 has some unique challenges. It seems that in the majority of these cases one spouse perceives the divorce request as coming out of “left field”. Most are long term marriages and most often it is the wife who decides she wants out. I have written about this topic previously. Click here to read a blog article I wrote in 2010 with psychotherapist Donna Ferber LPC. LADC, “Sudden Divorce Syndrome: Reality or Myth?” This 9-year-old post is worth rereading today because it sheds light on some of the challenges individuals over age 50 face post-divorce.

Divorce can certainly be difficult for individuals of any age. However, it can be especially paralyzing to those divorcing in later life. An interesting study abstract has been published in June 2019 in The Journal of Health and Social Behavior titled “Depressive Symptoms Following Later-Life Marital Dissolution and Subsequent Repartnering.” Click here to access … Read More... “Tips for Divorce Lawyers Dealing with Grey Divorce Matters”

What Is A Grey Divorce? And Who Can Identify Hidden Assets In A Divorce?

PUBLISHER’S NOTE: Attorney J. Benjamin Stevens is a highly respected divorce and family law attorney from Spartanburg, South Carolina. He is a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, the International Academy of Family Lawyers, and is a Board Certified Family Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocates. Ben has been featured in numerous publications, including Forbes, ABA Journal, Law Practice Today, Lawyers USA, and South Carolina Lawyers Weekly. I have to admit that I LOVE Ben’s frequent posts to his blog: https://www.scfamilylaw.com/blog

Here is an example of one such post of Ben’s from February 19, 2018, dealing with the increasing number of divorces of couples over age 50. If this topic interests you, click here to read a blog I posted about it on March 28, 2015, titled ““Grey Divorce: Division of Retirement Assets Disparity.”

When parties divorce later in life, it’s sometimes referred to as a “grey divorce“. The cause of these divorces can range from infidelity to health issues that affect one or both spouses happiness, to financial … Read More... “Grey Divorce and Hidden Assets You Should Know About”