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....
by Tre Morgan | May 31, 2017 | Communication, Divorce, Financial Issues, General
One issue that comes up in every marriage and every divorce is money. How to make it? How much to make? How to spend it? How much to spend? What to sacrifice in order to get money and what is not worth sacrificing for more money? The different ways that spouses answer...
by Tre Morgan | Mar 9, 2016 | Alimony, Divorce, Financial Issues, General, Negotiation, Separation Agreements
At least in North Carolina, alimony (including post-separation support (PSS)) is one of the least predictable outcomes in family law. There are 15 factors listed in the alimony statute that must be considered, plus a catch all factor. Once those factors have been...