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September 1, 2004
Written by CMDR Staff

Welcome to the new millennium where you’re never too old to get divorced.

Thanks to the good health brought upon by medical advances and wonder drugs, today’s senior citizens are living longer and healthier lives than ever before. Perhaps this is one reason why divorce among older Americans, from age 55 through the 80’s, is on the rise. Facing the prospect of a longer, unhappy life together, increasingly individuals choose to opt out. The so-called gray divorces may be the result of a variety of factors in today’s society, including increased longevity, baby boomers’ focus on self-examination and expression, and the growing economic independence of women.

In a recent New York Times article, entitled The 37-Year Itch, writer Alex Kuczynski states that, “Divorce is no longer the special province of the 40-something red-Ferrari, mid-life crisis set. Among older Americans—the 55-plus crowd and those on into their 80’s—divorce appears to be more accepted and more common than ever, according to divorce lawyers, marriage counselors, and gerontologists.”

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