Divorce Later in Life

Pennsylvania Divorce Lawyers

At the turn of the last century, the life expectancy of the average American was 44 years. At the turn of the current century, the life expectancy was 77 years. Baby Boomers see many healthy years ahead and they want to be happy. An increased life span creates opportunities for such things as new careers, travel, and personal development. In addition, increased life expectancy combined with dissatisfaction with a marriage can create a desire for divorce.

If you are over 50 and contemplating divorce after a long marriage, contact Vetrano & Vetrano for a consultation with Kate Vetrano, a lawyer highly experienced in this area.

It is commonly believed that men leave their aging, chubby, postmenopausal wives for fertile, younger, thin women. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Statistics show that more than 65 percent of the divorces after the age of fifty are initiated by women. My suspicion is that much of this female-initiated divorce is rooted in the drastically altered reality of postmenopausal women…What has been important to women—connection, approval, children, and making sure the family stayed together—is no longer the first thing on their minds. And the changing chemistry of women’s brains is responsible for the shifting reality of their lives. --Louann Brizendine, M.D. The Female Brain

Kate Vetrano has seen the psychological and physiological change in many men and women throughout her years of practice at Vetrano & Vetrano. Our attorneys understand the desire that arises later in life to want more and how that may result in the difficult decision to divorce. Attorney Kate Vetrano has lectured lawyers nationwide on the issues that arise when couples divorce after a long marriage. We can help you consider the issues that may arise in a late life divorce, such as:

• The division of retirement benefits
• Home ownership, which can give rise to issues of upkeep and resale
• The decrease of alimony due to a payer's retirement or decrease in income
• The potential loss or reduction of social security when a party remarries or receives benefits at an earlier age
• The possible unavailability of health benefits from a former spouse’s employer
• Projected nursing home care
• Alteration of wills / estate planning
• Unavailability of Medicare when alimony ceases

Although many couples delay divorce until children are grown leaving for college and no longer live in the same household, it is important to consider what is truly best for your children. It may not always be best to wait. Anxiety levels could be very high for a college freshmen worried about her parents at home. Our divorce lawyers have the skill and experience necessary to help you deal with these and many other issues associated with a divorce after a long marriage.

Contact us to speak with a compassionate and understanding divorce lawyer about a divorce over 50 at our King of Prussia, Pennsylvania law office.

We represent clients throughout eastern Pennsylvania, including the Philadelphia Main Line (Merion, Narberth, Gladwyne, Wynnewood, Ardmore, Haverford, Bryn Mawr, Rosemont, Villanova, St. David’s, Radnor, Wayne, Strafford, Devon, Berwyn, and Paoli) and the communities of Newtown Square, Malvern, Valley Forge, Phoenixville, Reading, Doylestown, West Chester, Media, Lancaster, Allentown, Stroudsburg, Norristown, and Easton.
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