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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.

Recent posts

New Article Explaining Collaborative Divorce

I am happy to announce that co-author Michael Kothakota and I have published our latest article on Collaborative Divorce in Resolved:  Journal of Alternative Dispute Resolution.   Interdisciplinary Collaborative Divorce:  A Process for Effective Dispute...

The Importance of Expert Tax Advice in Divorce

Most people who get divorced do so without the benefit of a tax expert.   They get tax information and/or advice from their divorce attorney.  However, as this Forbes article points out, divorce lawyers are not the best tax advisors. In fact, most divorce...

5 Tips for Protecting Your Kids in Divorce

  The vast majority of my clients with children share one huge concern:  My divorce will ruin my children’s chances of being happily married.    Fortunately, the research does not support the idea that divorce, by itself, negatively impacts...

Amendment One Update

As an update, I have pasted below a blog post from the Greensboro News & Record from a group of Family Law Professors from the various law schools in North Carolina:   As usual, Doug, your comments are thoughtful. But family law professors from every law...

Understanding Amendment One in North Carolina

  On May 8th, North Carolina voters (that is probably you) will go to the polls (hopefully) to vote on Amendment One.  Amendment One would theoretically change the North Carolina Constitution to ban same sex marriage.    The actual wording of...

When is Divorce the Right Decision?

As a collaborative divorce lawyer, I generally extoll the virtues of avoiding divorce.  But, a film documentary has reminded me that to everything there is indeed a season, and a time to every purpose under Heaven.   51 Birch Street tells a powerful...

Lessons from Christie Brinkley’s Divorce

As a collaborative divorce attorney and mediator, I spend a lot of time explaining the potential negative effects of an adversarial divorce.    But, nothing exemplifies those negative effects as well as the story of Christie Brinkley and her husband.  ...

Unpredictable Alimony Awards

Alimony has always been of the most unpredictable issues for spouses and attorneys.  The chair of the Family Law Section of the American Bar Association indicated in a recent article “Divorce law is one of the most discretion filled areas of the...