by Tre Morgan | Feb 4, 2014 | Children's Issues in Divorce, Divorce, General Family Law, Negotiation, Protecting Kids
Some clients wonder why their collaborative divorce attorney cannot represent them in court if collaborative does not resolve their case. Some clients find it difficult to find the nerve to talk to one divorce attorney; the thought of having to meet two of them is...
by Tre Morgan | Jan 28, 2014 | Communication, Negotiation, Separation Agreements
There is a point in many of my divorce cases, whether collaborative, mediation or otherwise negotiated, at which the parties ask, “How many of these details do we need to figure out, and how many can we leave open?” The general answer is that there are some...
by Tre Morgan | Jan 23, 2014 | Communication, Divorce, General Family Law
Everybody has a bias. That’s not bad or wrong. It just is. No one can be completely objective. (Don’t believe me? Read “Thinking, Fast and Slow”!) The challenge, then, is to understand the bias so that you know how...
by Tre Morgan | Aug 16, 2013 | General Family Law
For mental health professionals, temporary separations can be a useful therapeutic tool for stressed marriages. But, many marriage counselors are unaware of the legal ramifications that even seemingly temporary separations can produce. Nonetheless, there are...
by Tre Morgan | Jul 30, 2013 | Financial Issues
If you are diligent enough to have saved for retirement, then dividing retirement assets can be one of the trickiest parts of divorce planning. There are countless types of retirement plans, federal and state laws that apply to different kinds of plans and tax...