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Experts agree these are the signs of a gray divorce, as well as pros and cons to consider and resources to help struggling married couples over 50.
While divorce rates in the U.S. may be declining a new trend is emerging in how people approach long-term relationships: a phenomenon known as gray divorce.
That’s why gray divorce is sometimes compared to widowhood. “It’s, in a sense, the same feeling of loss when you’ve been with someone [for] 25 to 30 years,” says Cichy.
Grey divorce [1] is the demographic trend of an increasing divorce rate for older ("grey-haired") couples in long-lasting marriages, a term typically used for people over 50. Those who divorce may be called silver splitters. [2] Divorcing late in life can cause financial difficulties.
An uncontested divorce is a divorce decree that neither party is fighting. Over 40% of American children will experience parental divorce or separation during their childhood. [ 16 ] In a study of the effect of relocation after a divorce, researchers found that parents relocating far away from each other (with either both moving or one moving ...
While overall divorce rates in the U.S. have fallen over the past 20 years, they have actually increased for older couples. Currently, almost 40% of those getting divorced are 50 or older.
In many cases, irreconcilable differences were the original and only grounds for no-fault divorce, such as in California, which enacted America's first purely no-fault divorce law in 1969. [2] California now lists one other possible basis, "permanent legal incapacity to make decisions" (formerly "incurable insanity"), on its divorce petition form.
The divorce rate in those aged 65 and older tripled from 1990 (1.8) to 2021 (5.5) Same-sex divorce statistics As same-sex marriage is still relatively new, there's less data on the divorce trends ...