Can one lawyer represent both of us?
Posted on 24. Apr, 2009 by Alabama Divorce Lawyer, Jim Jeffries in Initial Considerations
No, it is a conflict of interest for one lawyer to represent both sides in a divorce. It is not unusual for one lawyer to draft the divorce documents for an uncontested divorce and there not be a second lawyer involved, but understand that such a lawyer has an ethical obligation to protect the interests of his or her client in that agreement, i.e. the Plaintiff. In very simple divorces (short term marriages with no children, no joint real property and no joint debt) you may not need your own lawyer, but I highly recommend that you at least have a lawyer review the documents for you before you sign them.