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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Knowing Your Divorce Attorney’s Bias
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 to more accurately...
Therapist Note: Legal Issues of Trial Separations
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...
Passing the Retirement Buck to your Kids
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...
Authorization of Medical Care for Children
Parents, have you ever wondered how your child will get medical care when they are being watched by a babysitter, grandparents or other child care source? Have you ever gone on a business trip or vacation (I know, dream on) without the kids and wanted...
Top 10 Traps of Handling Your Own Divorce Settlement
Many people want to negotiate their separation and divorce without using an attorney. The reasons typically revolve around saving money and/or the fear of evil attorneys creating an unnecessary fight. I am all for people resolving their own disputes whenever...
The Echo of Divorce
I heard the phrase “the echo of war” for the first time this week. An expert on Chechnya was discussing the Boston Marathon bombings as a possible “echo” of the military conflict in Chechnya that began almost 20 years ago, the Iraq Wars...
Bright Spots Are Key to Divorcing Well
Did you know that humans are psychologically predisposed to notice and dwell on problems instead of solutions? How does that play into divorce? This phenomenon is explored in Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard. The...
Can I Be Common Law Married in North Carolina?
Well, that is a fine question. The answer is both yes and no. (In law school, you learn to literally speak out of both sides of your mouth at the same time. Usually, it is a third year course. That’s a joke. Sort of.) First, it is...
The Truth About Pre-Nups
The recent New York case striking down a pre-nuptial (aka “pre-marital” or “pre-nup”) agreement may scare some people who have signed or are thinking of creating pre-nups in North Carolina. So, let’s get the facts out there before...