by Tre Morgan | Jan 25, 2011 | General
As a divorce attorney, I see a lot of marriages that suffer from financial stressors. It has been a matter of simple observation that debt creates marital stress and sometimes lead to divorce. In his short article “Bank on It: Thrifty Couples are the...
by Tre Morgan | Jan 17, 2011 | General
One thing that I try to convey to clients in family law or divorce matters is the difference between control and influence. Control is the ability to determine the outcome of a situation. In contrast, influence is the ability to affect the outcome of a...
by Tre Morgan | Jan 11, 2011 | General
One dynamic that I see repeated in family law matters is that most families stay on the legal path that they chose at the beginning of the divorce. For instance, most couples that pick-up the sledgehammer of litigation from the beginning stay on the litigation...
by Tre Morgan | Dec 16, 2010 | Children's Issues in Divorce, Separation Agreements
In my last post, I discussed the need to face the reality that sometimes divorcing parents cannot pay for college and fund their retirement. In these cases, children can frequently obtain loans to pay for their college education. In these situations, parents can...
by Tre Morgan | Dec 14, 2010 | General
Many parents make paying the expenses of their children’s college education a big priority in their divorce. These expenses include college tuition, room and board, meal plans, books, etc…Frequently these parents have become emotionally invested in...