There are many painful and stressful aspects of a divorce. The division of marital assets is often the thing that causes the most contention among spouses. Knowing how your state’s divorce court divides assets will help you to prepare for it, so that you don’t get...
Divorce has more financial risks when you’re close to retirement
Older adults have been considering divorce at higher rates than in decades past. Couples who have been together for decades may now find that, with their children and retirement looming, they are not happy in their existing relationship. Gray divorces, or divorces...
Asset division and divorce among older adults
Divorce is on the rise for older couples, but in some cases, these divorces may be relatively amiable. Often, they occur because once the children are grown, couples realize they have grown apart and go their separate ways. Couples in this age group may have acquired...