Getting Your Divorce Ship to Shore

by Tre Morgan | Aug 14, 2018 | Divorce, General, General Family Law, Negotiation, Separation Agreements, Tax

I am sometimes asked by prospective clients “Why do we need lawyers when we basically agree on everything already?”  It is a fair, logical and reasonable question. One analogy that I use (with some poetic license) to explain this is that divorce is akin to...

iPad and iPhone Dangers in Family Law

by Tre Morgan | Sep 15, 2016 | Children's Issues in Divorce, Communication, Divorce, General, General Family Law, Privacy, Protecting Kids

Technology is great.  Information sharing and syncing across your devices is great. But, more than one problem has arisen when kids, spouses or ex-spouses see texts, emails or photos that were not intended for them due to technology. Sometimes, this happens when kids...

What Divorce Attorneys (and Clients) Should Learn From Dr. Seuss

by Tre Morgan | May 2, 2016 | Collaborative Divorce, Communication, Divorce, General Family Law, Negotiation, Separation Agreements

I’ve got young kids and there are no books I enjoy reading to them more than Dr. Seuss.  The lessons, philosophy and morality packed into each of his stories is truly genius. I recently read the read The Zax again and was reminded how apropos it was for a...

Your Day in Family Court May Not Be What You Expect

by Tre Morgan | Mar 21, 2016 | Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, General, General Family Law

Reading a recent blog post from the UNC School of Government reminded me that people frequently have misconceptions about what their day in family court will accomplish for them. The post discusses legal authority for a judge’s ability to limit the length of...

Analytics: “There aren’t many clear cut ‘winners’ in domestic proceedings.”

by Tre Morgan | Jan 29, 2015 | Divorce, General, General Family Law, Negotiation

Analytics has confirmed what family law attorneys have known anecdotally for a long time:  There are not many clear cut winners in divorce cases in court. Analytics has taken root in almost every industry in the world. Now it’s even made it’s way to the...

How I Care for Divorcing Clients

by Tre Morgan | Aug 26, 2014 | Communication, Divorce, General Family Law, Negotiation

        On Caring by Milton Mayerhoff is one of the most personally important and impactful books that I have ever read, and probably will ever read. It is a summary and explanation of what it means to care for oneself and others, both...