the way they were: dealing with your parents’ divorce after a lifetime of marriage

Coping With A ‘Grey Divorce’ : Divorce among adults over 50 (so-called ‘grey divorce’) is rising in the U.S., at a time when it is becoming less common in younger age groups. According to the Pew Research Center, in 2015, for every 1,000 married persons aged 50 and above, 10 underwent a divorce – up from 5 in 1990.