More couples are divorcing after age 50 than ever before. While divorce rates have declined among adults in their 20s and 30s, the divorce rate between 1990 and 2010 doubled for couples over 50. In.
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I think it is safe to say that divorce is a more difficult decision than a regular break-up. In a regular dating relationship, you usually only have to make the emotional decision to leave the person you may still love deep down, but ending a marriage requires so much more than that. Leaving a person you are married to includes logistical problems than non-marital relationships.
A person has to look for a lawyer, carefully look through finances, probably find a new place to live. And the steps to this process begin before you are even in the official proceedings of divorcing someone. Depending on how complicated the marriage is and how stubborn individuals are, a divorce can take longer than a year to finalize.