by Tre Morgan | Jun 6, 2024 | Financial Issues, Negotiation, Separation Agreements, Uncategorized
Everyone has heard the old saw about what happens when you assume. But, in divorce, an assumption can be a great thing if we’re talking about a mortgage. Divorce brings change. Many of those changes are financial. Perhaps the biggest financial change in today’s...
by Tre Morgan | Apr 29, 2024 | Collaborative Divorce, Financial Issues, Negotiation, Separation Agreements, Tax, Uncategorized
“Any idiot can divide by 2!” That’s what I’ve heard more than one person say about divorce attorneys. And they are right. Sort of. Most people who come into my office are sure that “50/50” for property division in North Carolina is the rule. Except it’s not a...
by Tre Morgan | Feb 7, 2024 | Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, Financial Issues, Separation Agreements, Tax, Uncategorized
In every initial consultation I tell my client that a solid divorce agreement that will stand the test of time is built on four pillars. Failing to address any of them makes a very unsteady platform from which to build your new future. Those pillars are: Legal Pillar:...
by Tre Morgan | Oct 29, 2019 | Divorce, Financial Issues
One of the biggest financial hits that can come with divorce is the cost of health insurance for an unemployed spouse. Typically, the unemployed or part-time employed spouse is covered under the health insurance plan offered by the other spouse’s job. In my...
by Tre Morgan | Oct 16, 2019 | Divorce, Financial Issues, General, Negotiation, Separation Agreements
Some couples can have productive conversations at the kitchen table and agree on how they want to handle the financial and co-parenting issues of their separation and divorce. And I am all for couples having these conversations as long as they are productive. I...
by Tre Morgan | Aug 10, 2018 | Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, Financial Issues, General, Protecting Kids
Divorce involves loss. That is an inescapable reality of the changes that come with the end of a marriage. Human nature is to weigh losses heavier than gains. We have a natural psychological tendency to focus on what we may lose, as opposed to what we stand to gain....
