Consumer Corner: Breaking up is costly to do — can you afford it?
"In addition to mending your broken heart you may have to consider mortgages, pensions and life insurance - of course added to these worries will be costs associated with actually getting a divorce through the courts"
Money should never be a reason for staying in any relationship, of course, but it can play a big part in a breakup or divorce. Money worries can often run deep, and can tend to overshadow many things in life.
Going through a breakup is hard enough without having to worry about the financial implications of it all. However, this is unfortunately very hard to ignore for many people going their separate ways and it can prove to be a very tricky time.
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