Divorce changes a lot of things about your life, but it also changes things about your death. Your former end-of-life documents no doubt included your spouse, so you will need to update your estate plans to accommodate the changes in your life.
Forbes explains that one of the first things you need to do when you file for divorce is to start making changes to your estate plan. Then, once you finalize your divorce, you will want to go back and review your estate plan again for additional changes you need to make.