Divorce After 60

Facing a major financial reorganization after 60 comes with pressure. There’s often less time to rebuild than there would have been decades earlier, the accounts involved are more complicated, and the decisions carry more permanent weight. That’s not a reason for despair – it’s a reason to get organized, methodically and honestly, before making any […]

It was a week when my ex-spouse was out of town. I was on a mission. I went through every file I could find in the house and made copies of statements, receipts, account documentation, everything I could find. Even though I didn’t actually file for divorce until almost a year later, sorting through the paper mound I heaped…

I spent so much time and effort getting to the other side of divorce that I didn’t think about how the experience changed me. I am different. My life is different. I asked myself the question, “Who am I now?” Finding myself ready to embark on a life where some of my roles and identity had changed…

The process of ending a marriage, especially a decades-long one, can definitely shake up your life in all aspects. From the financial to the emotional, there are many unexpected good lessons that divorce in later-life…

When divorce is mixed with other transitions in your life like retirement or taking care of an ailing parent, it’s tempting to never want to leave the house. Although feeling overwhelmed and confused during divorce is normal, avoiding these common boomer…

Conflicted feelings and emotions are at an all-time high after the transition through divorce. Sometimes it’s terribly challenging to control and channel reactions to people or situations in a positive, constructive way; and as a result…

Does this ever happen to you? There you are, going along with your day, minding your own business and it hits you. The whiny, super-annoying feeling that tells you that no matter what you did during your marriage, it just wasn’t good enough…

After my 60-year-old husband walked out to make babies, I announced to my best friend that I was writing a memoir. “For revenge?” she asked. “NO!” I paused. “Well, maybe a little,” I admitted, though I knew revenge was not what I needed. After all, I’m a therapist, and choosing revenge is not a wise coping mechanism…

Getting through a divorce can be extremely difficult at best, even when both parties are doing their best to cooperate. In cases where there is high conflict, divorce can turn from challenging to disaster quickly, as one or both parties…

Who would have thought lawyers would find an untapped market in silver splitters? If you’re wondering what that means, it’s another phrase for gray divorce – a term coined by Dr. Susan L. Brown and Dr. I-Fen Lin in 2012 to describe marriages that end after the age of 50…