The role employers play in gray divorce

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One of the most financially devastating things that can happen to a person in their golden years is divorcing a spouse. 

What’s frequently called “gray divorce” is happening more than ever before. In 1990, less than 9% of all divorces in the U.S. involved couples at least 50 years old. That figure jumped to 36% in 2019, according to a paper published in the the Journals of Gerontology in 2022.

Jackie Stewart
Executive Editor

Jackie Stewart is the executive editor of American Banker Magazine. Previously, she covered breaking news, community banks and mergers and acquisitions for American Banker before being named as the … Read full bio


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