Divorce After 50: Your Guide to the Unique Legal and Financial Challenges

A road map for late-life divorce

Divorce can be devastating at any time, but the emotional and financial challenges are even greater for those who divorce later in life, with complicated issues of blended families, health care concerns, and retirement planning.

Attorney Janice Green brings over 40 years of experience as a divorce lawyer, and in particular, her skill in counseling clients over 50, to Divorce After 50. She addresses:

• divorce options (including mediation and collaborative divorce)
• how to receive the best guidance from lawyers and professional advisers
• dividing marital property fairly
• retirement plan rules
• alimony, and
• keeping good health care.

The book also includes divorce survival stories that illustrate your options and provide encouragement. They got through it, and with the help of Divorce After 50, you can, too.

ISBN-13: 9781413329551

Media Type: Paperback(Fifth Edition)

Publisher: NOLO

Publication Date: 02-22-2022

Pages: 432

Product Dimensions: 6.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)

Attorney Janice L. Green has practiced family law for more than 30 years. She is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, named to Best Lawyers in America, and a Texas Monthly Super Lawyer. Ms. Green writes and speaks on Divorce and “Gray Divorce” issues. She has been interviewed and quoted in numerous national and online publications, including The Wall Street Journal, US News & World Report, Kiplinger's Retirement Report, Bottom Line, AARP Bulletin, Consumer Report—Personal and many other national print and online publications. Ms. Green has also appeared on NPR’s Diane Rehm Show and Talk of the Nation, Huffington Post's "Live" and on ABC's top rated show, "View from the Bay."

Table of Contents

Your Late-Life Divorce Companion 1. How Did I Get Here? The Rhyme and Reason 2. Getting Guidance - The Professional Side 3. Getting Guidance - The Personal Side 4. Your Divorce Options 5. Marital Property: Steps to a Fair Division 6. The Big-Ticket Items: Your Home, Your Retirement, and Your Family Business 7. More About Assets - And What They're Worth 8. The Bad News: Debts and Taxes 9. The Healthcare Puzzle 10. Your Financial Survival 11. Estate Planning and Divorce 12. The End Game: Finishing Up and Moving On 13. Survival Stories Appendix A Inventory of Assets and Liabilities Appendix B State Risk Pool Contact Information Appendix C Assessing Your Living Expenses Index