05/08/2026
This week on Facebook, on two separate occasions, I randomly came across an interesting statistic. It said: "If you are in your 30’s (30-35) and have never been married, then statistically, you have successfully managed to avoid your first divorce."
Now I don’t know how accurate that statistic is, and I find myself wondering about the use of the word "first," because saying "first divorce" implies that there would be more than one.
As a Financial Advisor, I have always recommended that all of my clients make plans to meet with an Estate Planning Attorney as well as a CPA. Effective Financial Planning, Tax Planning, and Estate Planning are incredibly important for everyone, and especially for recently engaged couples who are preparing for marriage. When two people get engaged, that actually presents the perfect opportunity to begin the process of formulating a Financial Plan because at that particular point it is no longer about two separate individuals. It’s now about "us."
And at the end of the day, divorce is never an easy or pleasant thing, which is why as a Financial Advisor, I have always been an advocate of Collaborative Divorce as opposed to Contested Divorce. A Collaborative Divorce utilizes Mediation whereas as a Contested Divorce involves fighting it out in Court, which really just ends up wasting a lot of time, energy, and effort. It also enriches the attorneys, which in turn means divorcing spouses end up walking away with less.
Anyway, that initial statistic reminds me of that movie, Something’s Gotta Give (2003).
Happy Connecting!
Christopher
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