Is High Net Worth Divorce the New Normal?
A favorite subject of small talk these days is how little you can buy with your paycheck. You know you have a real friend if there is someone with whom, after the first grocery shopping trip after payday, you can compare notes about how little money is left in your bank account; by the time you also pay your mortgage or rent, utilities, and loan installment payments, it is probably less than $100. If you really want to see how much the currency has depreciated, though, read Wikipedia articles about stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood. The amounts of money they paid for their houses, and the amounts that the film studios spent per movie, don’t look like much, but in a well written Wikipedia article, the editors will have figured out how much the amount is in 2025 money, and it is invariably something that only the richest celebrities can afford. The amount on your pay stub looks like it would have bought you some nice things in the 1950s, but try telling that to your spouse who constantly complains that you do not make enough money. Yes, financial stress puts a strain on marriage, but if you are married and broke, you are a rare breed. Among young people, financial woes stop most of them from getting married at all. If you took a leap of faith to get married, but now financial stress has eroded your dreams, contact a Boca Raton divorce lawyer.
Only the Wealthiest Members of Generation Z Get Divorced or Married
A recent article in The Atlantic describes recent developments in the trend by which only wealthy people get married. Marriage rates have been steadily declining for all demographic groups except the wealthiest and most educated. Another trend it noted is that, since more than half of college graduates are female, an unprecedented number of marriages involve a wife with a college degree and a husband without one, but there are fewer marriages between a husband with a college degree and a wife without one than ever before.
The most cynical people might assume that what comes next is a wave of high net worth divorce, since rich people are uniquely able to afford not to try to get along with others. If that happens, then Google searches for topics related to high net worth divorce will skyrocket, and family law attorneys will adjust their brand identity accordingly, but that does not seem to be what is happening. The lucky few who get married tend to stay married. Young people have also embraced prenuptial agreements, largely to protect each spouse from liability for the other’s student loan debt. Generation Z may have figured out two ways to prevent divorce, namely prenups and not getting married at all.
Contact Schwartz | White About Making Your Marriage Divorce Proof Before It Starts
A South Florida family law attorney can help you address financial realities that will enable you to prevent conflict with your spouse. Contact Schwartz | White in Boca Raton, Florida about your case.
Source:
theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2025/04/the-problem-of-finding-a-marriageable-man/682613/
