by Tre Morgan | Apr 26, 2012 | General Family Law, Marriage, Marriage alternatives, Unmarried Couples
As an update, I have pasted below a blog post from the Greensboro News & Record from a group of Family Law Professors from the various law schools in North Carolina: As usual, Doug, your comments are thoughtful. But family law professors from every law...
by Tre Morgan | Apr 25, 2012 | Children's Issues in Divorce, General Family Law, Marriage, Marriage alternatives, Unmarried Couples
On May 8th, North Carolina voters (that is probably you) will go to the polls (hopefully) to vote on Amendment One. Amendment One would theoretically change the North Carolina Constitution to ban same sex marriage. The actual wording of...
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 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...
