The past 25 years has seen a dramatic rise in the amount of divorces for those over the age of 50 and even 65. For the 50 and up group, divorce doubled; 65 and up saw the divorce rate triple. Many of them remarry, and this can cause dire consequences for their adult children.
When it comes to a second or third marriage, family dynamics may be split along bloodlines. When one spouse dies before the other, the entire estate may transfer to the other spouse, leaving the children of the first spouse out of luck because their step-parent may not be obligated to leave them anything.
