Every week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it's up to you to help them out - a selection of the best answers will appear in Saturday's paper.
How can a financially dependent wife prepare for life after marriage? Photo: LWA-Sharie Kennedy/Corbis
This week's question: I'm a 52-year-old woman, unhappily married, and if things don't improve I'm divorcing my husband. I'm frightened because I'm financially dependent on him and have only ever worked part time to fit around the children (both long gone). How do I best use the next year to prepare for a divorce?
What are your thoughts?
