Gray Divorce: Will You Become Part Of The Trend? – When it comes to midlifers, this couple is starting to become the exception rather than the norm. Although the overall national divorce rate has been creeping downwards since spiking in the 1980s, the divorce rate among those 50 and over — so-called “gray divorces” — has more than doubled over the last two decades, according to a study released this year by sociologists at Bowling Green State University.

Stewart Welch: 10 tips for divorcing couples – The ‘D’ word. It happens in about 50 percent of the marriages in America. The reasons for divorce vary by couple, but most of the cases have at least some roots in money issues.