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Tré Morgan believes the more informed his clients are, the better equipped they’ll be to make decisions in their own best interest. For years, Tré has written frequently about the issues he encounters, providing his own interpretations or explanations when appropriate. If it concerns divorce, chances are Tré has written about it here. Read through for topics that feel relevant, then follow up by contacting us.
Recent posts
Prenups a Growing Trend for Baby Boomers
As this story on the Today Show explains, more and more Baby Boomers entering a second or third marriage are considering prenuptial agreements, aka "prenups". The goal is to protect assets that the parties have worked their whole lives to build and to prevent...
Gray Divorce
As a recent article in the August edition of Money Magazine points out, the Tipper and Al Gore split up has highlighted the issues of "gray" divorces. Gray divorce is the label given to divorces of couples that have been married 20 years or more. The article...
Is Parenting Dissatisfaction a Hidden Cause of Divorce?
This recent article from New York magazine highlights an issue that may be pushing couples into divorces without their even knowing it. It is easy to imagine how "hating your life" can lead to doubts about the major parts of your life, including your spouse and...
What Is the Law?
When confronted with an oncoming divorce or separation, most clients instinctively and anxiously want to know "what the law is" in their case. There are actually two answers to that question, one of which is rarely ever addressed by family law attorneys. Most...
Hidden Damage of Divorce: Losing a Child’s Therapist
Some of the destruction of an ugly adversarial divorce is obvious: tens of thousands in legal fees for each party, annihilation of the family finances, arguments, personal attacks, stress on the parents and kids, etc...We can all readily identify these known...
Hard Won Wisdom
The story of Regina DeMeo as chronicled in the Washington Post this weekend is one of hard won wisdom. She was a traditional litigation divorce attorney: Get the facts and numbers, prepare the case, take it to court. That also meant largely ignoring...
16th Annual Eric Montross Father’s Day Basketball Camp Huge Success
Eric Montross (of the 1993 UNC National Championship Basketball Team) puts on a Fathers' Day basketball camp every year in Chapel Hill to raise money for the North Carolina Children's Hospital. This year was the 16th year of the camp. I have volunteered as a...
The Benefits of Conflict
Most people have negative reactions to conflict. We associate the word with fighting and arguing. So, most of us to some degree are conflict averse. That is, we try to avoid conflict when possible. It makes us...
Suze Orman Recommends Collaborative Divorce
If there is any remaining doubt about the popularity of Collaborative Divorce, it should now be put to rest. When Suze Orman and Oprah Magazine recommend it, it is officially mainstream. Suze Orman is the Queen of smart money. She knows a smart...