The W & H DIVORCE DOSSIER
‘If you’re older, you have more to lose’
You hope it will never happen to you, but with no-fault divorces coming into effect, it’s important to navigate the decoupling minefield if you need to.
Divorce can be emotionally and financially draining, but it can also provide freedom, and the potential to emerge stronger and happier.
Stats show that we are getting divorced later in life than ever before. More than 13,000 ‘silver splitters’ over the age of 60 got divorced in 2019, according to the Office for National Statistics, and the pandemic has stretched many more relationships to breaking point.
‘Splitting up can be a financial disaster when you’re older because you’ve
