Synopses & Reviews
An essential guide to the unique issues facing older adults dealing with divorce
People age 50 or older generally feel that divorce is more emotionally devastating than losing a job, about equal to experiencing a major illness, and nearly as devastating as a spouse's death, according to a recent AARP study. And the divorce rate among this very age group is triple that of its parents' generation.
Divorce After 50 is written for this specific-and growing-demographic. It addresses late-life divorce from the perspective of an attorney with extensive experience dealing with older adults, combining practical advice with legal information about the issues unique to late-life divorce. It covers:
how to get guidance from friends, family and, as needed, lawyers
ways to divorce
marital property: what it is, what you do with it, and how to divide assets and liabilities
how health care and estate planning are impacted by divorce
and much more.
Plus, readers will find plenty of grab your bootstraps survival stories that illustrate options and provide encouragement.
Synopsis
The only book with legal information and practical advice for older Americans dealing with divorce
If you're considering divorce later in life, you'll face unique and complex situations and decisions that simply don't apply to your younger counterparts. Written by an attorney who specializes in divorce among the over-50 age group, Divorce After 50 covers these subjects and much more:
how to get guidance from friends, family, and, as needed, lawyers
ways to divorce - collaborative, mediated, contested, etc.
marital property: what it is, what you do with it, and how to divide assets and liabilities
how to survive financially during and after divorce
how health care and estate planning are impacted by divorce
alternatives to divorce, including post-nuptial agreements
Divorce rates are soaring among seniors, but the legal and emotional challenges you face as an older adult are different from those that apply to younger divorcees. That's why you need Divorce After 50, the only guide around that addresses the challenges unique to your age group.
You'll get all the information you need to decide whether and how to divorce, plus plenty of divorce survival stories that help you determine your options -- and show you that there is, indeed, life after divorce, no matter what your age.
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