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Book

Divorce after 50 : a guide to the unique legal & financial challenges of your divorce

Call Number

  • 306.89 G7965 2025 (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

6th edition.

Publication Information

El Segundo, CA : Nolo, 2025.

Physical Description

418 pages ; 23 cm

Summary

"This book is a road map for readers considering divorce later in life. It covers subjects such as: ways to divorce, including mediation, collaborative law, and litigation; marital property: what it is, what to do with it, and how to divide assets and liabilities; how to survive financially during and after, and more. The book also includes divorce survival stories that illustrate options and provide encouragement"--

Notes

Includes index.

Contents

  • How did I get here? the rhyme and reason of late-life divorce
  • Getting guidance-the professional side
  • Getting guidance-the personal side
  • Your divorce options
  • Marital property : steps to a fair division
  • The big-ticket items : your home, your retirement, and your family business
  • More about assets-and what they're worth to you
  • The bad news : debts and taxes
  • The health care puzzle
  • Your financial survival
  • Estate planning and divorce
  • The end game : finishing up and moving on
  • Survival stories.

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