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Couple’s divorce poses conflict for their adviser

This month's question comes from an adviser whose clients decided to divorce.

Q: I got a call from a long-time client last week asking to schedule an appointment without her husband. I try to meet with married couples together, so I asked why she wanted to meet alone. She never has before. She told me that after 25 years of marriage they were getting a divorce because she fou

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