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The overall divorce rate in the U.S. may be dropping, but according to a study by Bowling Green University, the divorce rate for those 50 and over has doubled in the past two decades.

Pat, a 54-year-old Minneapolis resident, knows firsthand about empty-nester divorce.

“Our two children had left home and we both just started going our own ways,” Pat says. “I think the empty nest triggered it. I was thinking that our marriage was over, but she finally said it aloud.”

via 10 Tips to Navigate Empty Nest Divorce – TheStreet.