by Tre Morgan | Mar 17, 2018 | General, Marriage, Marriage alternatives, Unmarried Couples
The divorce rate in the United States has been worrying people for a long time. People have been researching it and trying to find the reasons for it for decades. I’ve heard a lot of theories, but I recently heard a new one. In this podcast from Hidden Brain,...
by Tre Morgan | Aug 6, 2015 | Children's Issues in Divorce, Divorce, Evidence, Negotiation, Protecting Kids, Unmarried Couples
Custody disputes have been highly problematic for clients, attorneys and the courts for a long time. They are emotionally charged trials with often little evidence that points clearly towards one parent or the other as being a better option. So, judges are left to...
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 | 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 | 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...