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Is it ethical for an attorney to represent both parties in an uncontested divorce?
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∙ 12y ago
That would be a judgement of the State Bar Association.
If the divorce is going to be uncontested and both parties mutually consent to it, it is not unlawful to retain the same attorney to prepare their paperwork for submission to the court.
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