Divorce in India is not just an emotional and social upheaval—it carries a heavy financial cost, often reshaping the lives of both men and women. A new study surveying 1,258 divorced individuals across Tier-1 and Tier-2 cities has highlighted the deep economic scars left behind by marital dissolutions.

One of the starkest findings is that 42% of men had to take loans to meet alimony or divorce-related expenses, according to 1 Finance Magazine study.

On average, men spent about 38% of their annual income on maintenance payments, significantly cutting into their savings and financial freedom.

Women, on the other hand, faced challenges of a different kind. Nearly 46% of women either quit their jobs or reduced their work intensity after marriage, leading to financial dependence on their spo

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