Divorce at Mid and Later Life:

Little theory-based research has been conduted in the area of mid and later-life divorce depsite the fact that approximatley one in every five divorces falls into that category. This paper reviews the mid-and later-life divorce literature in the context of two currently popular theories of divorce is found. In the discussion, particular reference is given to the need for more rigorous empirical testing of mid- and later-life divorce models.