It often comes as a surprise when a marriage falls apart around the retirement years, something that's become known as 'grey divorce'. After sticking together through years of ups and downs, often navigating the challenges of raising children, changing careers and moving house, it can come as a shock when a couple don’t make it through the final stretch – ‘til death do us part’.
But while divorce rates overall are in decline (according to the Office for National Statistics), divorce among couples in their 50s, 60s, and older is on the rise in both the UK and the US.
