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Married people are up to £138,000 better off than divorced people

Divorce costs up to £138,000 in wealth

Married people are up to £138,000 better off than divorced people, with divorced women the worst hit by the impact of marriage breakdown on wealth, new analysis* from Handelsbanken Wealth & Asset Management shows.

Its analysis of Government data estimates the average wealth of affluent married individuals at more than £791,000 compared with around £653,000 for divorced...