Divorce was once considered uncommon among older adults, but that reality has changed dramatically. Across the United States, ...

Some factors include longer life expectancies, greater acceptance of divorce, and women’s greater financial independence, along with higher expectations for marriage or partnership (to be best friends ...

More than 1 in 3 people who divorce in the United States are age 50 or older, and 1 in 4 are 65 or older, according to a 2022 analysis published in the Journals of Gerontology.

One of the most common is the empty nest transition. For many couples, raising children provided a shared purpose and daily ...