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Divorces among seniors in Singapore going up
Changing social attitudes, greater willingness among women to assert independence among reasons: Experts
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Last year, 601 men aged 60 and older got divorced, more than double the 274 in 2008 while 313 women in the same age group ended their marriages last year compared with 131 in 2008.
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An increasing number of seniors are getting divorced after decades of marriage.
The trend is due to changing social attitudes to divorce and a greater willingness among women to assert their independence, say experts interviewed.
