by Tre Morgan | Aug 28, 2012 | Children's Issues in Divorce, Financial Issues, General Family Law, Negotiation, Protecting Kids
Many divorce clients want their attorney to fight for them. That can mean a lot of things. In my experience what most people really want is an attorney that will help them obtain the best possible outcome. “Fight” is just an easy one-word...
by Tre Morgan | Jun 20, 2012 | Children's Issues in Divorce, Financial Issues, General Family Law, Negotiation, Protecting Kids, Tax
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...
by Tre Morgan | May 9, 2012 | Financial Issues, Separation Agreements, Tax
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...
by Tre Morgan | Feb 23, 2012 | Financial Issues, General Family Law, Negotiation
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...
by Tre Morgan | Feb 6, 2012 | Children's Issues in Divorce, Financial Issues, General Family Law, Marriage
Pre-nuptial (also “pre-marital”) agreements are what everybody calls “pre-nups”. Pre-nups have a mixed reputation in our society. Some people see them as smart protection from gold digging prospective spouses. Others...
by Tre Morgan | Dec 30, 2011 | Communication, Financial Issues, General Family Law, Marriage, Unmarried Couples
In my experience, differing and unmet expectations are often the genesis for divorces. Typically, tension develops because the husband and wife entered the marriage with unspoken but differing expectations about the issues they will confront after the wedding. Those...
