Published on 11-19-2011 08:40 PM
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Britain is seeing a boom in ‘silver separations’. Pensioners are the only age group where the divorce rate is rising. On reaching retirement, and without the routine of work to fill the day, many realise they can no longer stand their husband or wife. Some discover they have nothing in common with each other once their children fly the nest.
The latest figures, for 2009, reveal that more than 11,500 over-60s were granted a divorce – up 4 per cent in two years. This contrasts with
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