{"id":3158,"date":"2026-01-30T13:08:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T19:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=3158"},"modified":"2026-02-12T13:08:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T19:08:37","slug":"gray-divorce-a-growing-trend-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/gray-divorce-a-growing-trend-in-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Gray Divorce: A Growing Trend in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The trend of couples over age 50 choosing to dissolve long-term marriages, commonly called \u201cgray divorce,\u201d has increased across the United States, and we\u2019re now seeing it here in Texas. Recent demographic data show a <a href=\"https:\/\/divorcerate.org\/texas\/\">growing divorce rate for older Texans<\/a>, even as overall divorce rates have declined nationwide.<\/p>\n<h2>Dividing Property<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s common for gray divorces to happen after decades of marriage, presenting unique considerations and challenges in the divorce process. These divorces often involve decades of accumulated assets and retirement benefits, and how Texas addresses community property in divorce has a particularly significant impact on long marriages.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/gray-divorce-a-growing-trend-in-texas\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Gray Divorce: A Growing Trend in Texas\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The trend of couples over age 50 choosing to dissolve long-term marriages, commonly called \u201cgray divorce,\u201d has increased across the United States, and we\u2019re now seeing it here in Texas. Recent demographic data show a growing divorce rate for older Texans, even as overall divorce rates have declined nationwide. 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