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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My parents have been married over 35 years. They’ve lived separately for 5 years and are now pursuing divorce. My Dad has had a stable income and lucrative side hustle. My mom has been very ill and is disabled and has not worked in many years. My dad is looking to stop his daytime job and just do his other gig.

My mom is worried she will be left with nothing. It sounds like she has a good lawyer.

Does anyone have any insight regarding gray divorce? Any online support forums?

Thanks![/quote]

If your mom is ill they should not divorce and I would tell your dad no and not drop this. My dad tried the same thing and it has been a mess. Luckily he didn’t divorce but they are separate. Mom is at a facility. He was hooking up with another senior who wanted marriage. We said what you do in your own time is fine but he needs to take care of mom. The time to divorce is not when your partner is sick. This is a man thing that theyndon’t Want to care for the woman who many times put up with a lot during the marriage. Luckily our generation has our own money and jobs so this won’t be as bad. I am so sorry OP that you are going through this but stand firm. Had my dad divorced my mom would be in a terrible facility why he would have been living large.[/quote]

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