by Tre Morgan | Apr 19, 2011 | Children's Issues in Divorce, Financial Issues, General Family Law, Separation Agreements
The International Academy of Collaborative Professionals has released a video that follows a real couple through their collaborative divorce. These people are not actors. It provides the best idea of what the collaborative practice looks and feels like of...
by Tre Morgan | Apr 15, 2011 | Financial Issues, General Family Law, Marriage
I got a call last week that serves as a cautionary tale for divorcing couples. I tell all clients that they need to review and revise their estate plan and the documents involved in that plan when they get divorced. These documents include Wills, trust...
by Tre Morgan | Apr 11, 2011 | Children's Issues in Divorce, Financial Issues, General Family Law, Privacy, Separation Agreements
I find that many clients are completely unaware that they can actually choose the process for resolving their family law or divorce issues. As many people are stunned to discovery, in North Carolina you don’t have to go to court to resolve the issues of...
by Tre Morgan | Apr 6, 2011 | Financial Issues, Tax, Unmarried Couples
As this article from Time Magazine points out, there are many tax issues involved in a divorce. Even parents who have never been married (and therefore never divorce) face tax issues related to sharing time with their child. There are special tax treatments for...
by Tre Morgan | Mar 7, 2011 | Financial Issues, Separation Agreements
I received a call this week from a couple that handled their divorce without attorneys. They had a mess. They intended to divide the husband’s 401(k) retirement account as a part of the divorce. However, they did not know that dividing this kind of...
by Tre Morgan | Feb 23, 2011 | Children's Issues in Divorce, Financial Issues, Separation Agreements
Perhaps the most common property division issue in divorce matters is “what do we do with the house?” The marital home is a big issue for several reasons. The house is often the largest asset that a couple owns. Cash flow issues frequently...