by Tre Morgan | Jun 6, 2024 | Financial Issues, Negotiation, Separation Agreements, Uncategorized
Everyone has heard the old saw about what happens when you assume. But, in divorce, an assumption can be a great thing if we’re talking about a mortgage. Divorce brings change. Many of those changes are financial. Perhaps the biggest financial change in today’s...
by Tre Morgan | Apr 29, 2024 | Collaborative Divorce, Financial Issues, Negotiation, Separation Agreements, Tax, Uncategorized
“Any idiot can divide by 2!” That’s what I’ve heard more than one person say about divorce attorneys. And they are right. Sort of. Most people who come into my office are sure that “50/50” for property division in North Carolina is the rule. Except it’s not a...
by Tre Morgan | Feb 7, 2024 | Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, Financial Issues, Separation Agreements, Tax, Uncategorized
In every initial consultation I tell my client that a solid divorce agreement that will stand the test of time is built on four pillars. Failing to address any of them makes a very unsteady platform from which to build your new future. Those pillars are: Legal Pillar:...
by Tre Morgan | Jan 24, 2024 | Collaborative Divorce, Communication, Negotiation, Uncategorized
One of the biggest differentiators between collaborative family lawyers and traditional divorce attorneys is their work on their own emotional intelligence. Collaborative divorce attorneys spend hours in formal and informal training learning how to recognize their own...
by Tre Morgan | Feb 10, 2023 | Children's Issues in Divorce, Divorce, Protecting Kids, Uncategorized
A recent article making the rounds has highlighted an issue that has simmered in the family law world for decades: How should breastfeeding impact child custody arrangements?The answers are not simple legally. As the article points out, North Carolina courts and many...
by Tre Morgan | Feb 7, 2023 | Collaborative Divorce, Negotiation, Protecting Kids, Uncategorized
The benefits of Collaborative Divorce can be difficult for clients to appreciate in advance. Seeing and appreciating how a joint problem-solving negotiation differs from adversarial and transactional negotiation in substance and result is far easier in...
