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Tré Morgan believes the more informed his clients are, the better equipped they’ll be to make decisions in their own best interest. For years, Tré has written frequently about the issues he encounters, providing his own interpretations or explanations when appropriate. If it concerns divorce, chances are Tré has written about it here. Read through for topics that feel relevant, then follow up by contacting us.

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Health Insurance in Divorce: Legal Separation v. Legally Separated

One of the biggest financial hits that can come with divorce is the cost of health insurance for an unemployed spouse. Typically, the unemployed or part-time employed spouse is covered under the health insurance plan offered by the other spouse's job. In my practice,...

Don’t Let Old Dynamics Cost You Time and Money in Divorce Settlements

My last post talked about one of the highly valuable services that I, or any skilled and experienced collaborative attorney, provide to a client; namely, helping them understand the conceptual agreements they reach at the kitchen table.I want to cover another of the...

We know what we want to do. Why do we need lawyers?

Some couples can have productive conversations at the kitchen table and agree on how they want to handle the financial and co-parenting issues of their separation and divorce. And I am all for couples having these conversations as long as they are productive. I...

Legal Separation Defined (Or Not?)

One of the most common points of confusion in my first conversations with clients is helping them understand what constitutes a legal separation in North Carolina.   The legal definition of what it means to be "separated" is different from state to state.  So it is...

The Problem(s) with Online Separation Agreements

I noticed recently that one of the most common Google searches in the divorce realm is for online separation agreements. Most divorce attorneys don't need Google to tell them that many clients are looking for faster and cheaper ways to get through the divorce process....

Reptiles Have Bad Divorces

Most of us have heard of the "fight, flight, or freeze" responses that we are pre-programmed to experience in the face of a threat. This is often attributed to the "reptilian" part of our brain or the part of our brains that evolved first and have the oldest...

Ways to Make Better Decisions Faster

The following is from an email that I received from Chip and Dan Heath, authors of the books Made to Stick, Switch and Decisive some time ago.  I have read their books and attended some of their speaking engagements.  I think that they have some really valuable ideas...

The Danger of Premature Certainty in Divorce

I recently heard a reporter and author discuss his team's process for determining which stories to pursue, and which ones to shelve. He said that in their process "premature certainty is the enemy." I had never heard the term "premature certainty" before, and maybe he...

How to Understand Your Lawyer in Context

I think my law school acceptance letter was probably a week old when I was given the gift of the first lawyer joke that was directed at me (no, I don't remember it). It was an early lesson in how society perceives or misperceives lawyers.I didn't know any lawyers...