Problems anticipated are problems half-solved
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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Communicating in Divorce: Tone Matters
One of the biggest challenges that many clients face in their divorce is how to communicate with their spouse or ex-spouse. This especially important when a couple will be co-parenting down the road. When children are involved, productive communication is...
Hidden Damage of Divorce: Revisionist History
Frankly, I don’t know the psychological term for it. Maybe revisionist history is appropriate. I seem to remember that the term “incongruence” may play into it. But, whatever it is called, there is an odd (but predictable) event that...
Is Alimony Reform Headed to North Carolina?
As described in this article, Massachusetts has recently revised its alimony laws. The lawmakers in that state established stricter guidelines as to the length of alimony payments, among other revisions. Could Massachusetts’s reforms begin a trend towards...
Money Panic in Divorce
One of the hardest moments for a couple in the collaborative divorce process or mediation is when they see that their projected budgets exceed their monthly income. In my office that moment comes when we are all looking at the budget form on a large computer...
Work Email and The Attorney-Client Privilege
Email that you receive at your work email address may not be confidential. Many people do not realize that email in your work email account may well belong to your employer, not you. That is because your employer owns the system and provides the service to...
Serious Humor About Ugly Divorces
Divorce is a very serious issue. It is so serious that, sometimes, you have to laugh to keep from crying. In fact, sometimes humor conveys a point far more effectivley than coldy serious lectures. I think this article from the Onion conveys many of my...
Psycho Ex-Spouses
There is one big reason why I choose to represent divorce clients in collaborative divorce, mediation and other non-litigation processes: Avoiding this. The story of The Psycho Ex Wife blog is awful. It is the story of a couple with two children who...
Divorce: The Danger of Learning From Others
Learning from the experience of others is a double-edged sword. You can avoid a lot of mistakes by watching others make them first. But, you can also fall into a lot of mistakes by assuming that your experiences will be like someone else’s. ...
Divorce Party: Honoring the Marriage in a Divorce
I just recently heard about divorce parties. While I don’t know anybody that has thrown one, I think that the idea behind them has some wisdom and merit. This article about Jack White and Karen Elson’s divorce party points out that a divorce...