The baby boomer divorce boom is reshaping retirement and inheritance

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Baby boomers are having some second thoughts about the whole "till death do us part" thing. Instead of waiting for someone to land in a coffin to go their separate ways, they're going to the courthouse.

My husband and I divorced because of differing political beliefs. I still love him, but we want different futures.

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The author, not pictured, divorced her husband in their 50s.

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