by Tre Morgan | Apr 19, 2012 | Children's Issues in Divorce, General Family Law, Marriage
As a collaborative divorce lawyer, I generally extoll the virtues of avoiding divorce. But, a film documentary has reminded me that to everything there is indeed a season, and a time to every purpose under Heaven. 51 Birch Street tells a powerful...
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 13, 2012 | Children's Issues in Divorce, Evidence, General Family Law, Unmarried Couples
As of January 1 of this year, men in North Carolina have some new protections from false paternity claims. Since the beginning of this year, new laws have been in effect that provide new procedures for men who want to dispute that they are the father of a...
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 | Jan 6, 2012 | Communication, General Family Law, Marriage, Unmarried Couples
Many authors and theorists have proposed that the idea of a “soul mate” is a basis for our high divorce rate. The summary of this argument is that if you believe that your soul mate is out there, then you believe that marriage will work if you just...
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...
