Understanding Gray Divorce: Financial and Emotional Impacts on Baby Boomers
It’s a harsh and powerful word and not one people generally seek as a personal descriptor. Yet most of us Boomers, who are now at least 60 years old, have at least peripheral experience with divorce and its powerful financial and emotional impact.
In the US over the past 20 years, divorce rates have fallen, except for those of our generation. Sadly, our Baby Boomer divorce rate has tripled, quite often wreaking havoc with our finances and our Retirement plans. In fact, our generation spawned a newish term, “gray divorce,” to describe spouses who sever their Marriage after age 50.
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"Sneaky divorce tactics" is a heavily searched term, which is why we decided to address it in this episode. My guest is Orange county based divorce attorney, Marc Garelick, and Marc reveals 5 sneaky divorce tactics he's seen in his lengthy legal career. You might be shocked when you hear the things …
"Sneaky divorce tactics" is a heavily searched term, which is why we decided to address it in this episode. My guest is Orange county based divorce attorney, Marc Garelick, and Marc reveals 5 sneaky d…
"Sneaky divorce tactics" is a heavily searched term, which is why we decided to address it in this episode. My guest is Orange county based divorce attorney, Marc Garelick, and Marc reveals 5 sneaky divorce tactics he's seen in his lengthy legal career. You might be shocked when you hear the things people try to get away with, so we hope we can help you be aware and handle it if it happens to you! Read the article Marc wrote on this subject here: https://www.divorcedgirlsmiling.com/4-sneaky-divorce-tactics-in-a-high-conflict-case/
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Are you putting yourself out there and taking the opportunities that come to you? When we don’t take risks in life, we can become stuck in our old habits and routines. Risk-taking is actually a very…
Are you putting yourself out there and taking the opportunities that come to you? When we don’t take risks in life, we can become stuck in our old habits and routines. Risk-taking is actually a very healthy thing. When you take risks, you open yourself up to meet new people, learn new ideas, experience really cool things. Life becomes a lot more colorful. Today I give you some tips for how to start small by taking little risks every day.
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June 10, 2026
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