Experts are examining the rise of late-life marital breakups. Adult children and friends are often affected when long marriages end. The effects of these breakups can be far-reaching, impacting extended family and social groups.

Further details are available from experts who study this trend. They note that problems in a marriage can simmer for years, hidden by the demands of work and family life.

These experts have insights into why marriages are ending later in life, and what considerations are important for families affected by this trend.