Kimberly Seals Allers, Columnist

What Women Need to Know About Divorcing During a Pandemic

Splitting up carries an especially heavy financial cost for women.

October 2, 2020 at 6:30 AM EDT

Kimberly Seals Allers is a journalist who has covered business and investing at Fortune, the New York Post and Essence. She is the author of five books, including “The Mocha Manual to Turning Your Passion Into Profit” and, most recently, “The Big Letdown.”

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It’s been more than a decade since my husband became my “wasband.” No regrets there. But as a mother of two, it took me years to recover financially from our divorce.

Experts are predicting a surge in divorces brought on by the stress of the coronavirus pandemic and spouses being quarantined together. According to some news reports, searches for divorce-related information have increased more than 30% since March and legal websites report that sales of templated legal separation forms have already spiked 34%.

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