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Seniors Who Split: Rates of 'Gray Divorce' Have Tripled Since 1990

October 22, 2024
Seniors Who Split: Rates of 'Gray Divorce' Have Tripled Since 1990
HealthDay, U.S. News, October 22, 2024
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TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Baby Boom seniors are divorcing at rates triple that of a few decades ago, a new study has found.

“Gray divorce” among folks 65 and older increased to 15% in 2022 from 5% in 1990, according to research from the National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University.

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