CAN A FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY REPRESENT BOTH PARTIES IN A DIVORCE?

Hi, my name is Lauren Fields. I’m an attorney on the domestic litigation team at Roth Davies. Today I am going to answer some common questions asked to attorneys in divorce cases. Can a family law attorney represent both parties in a divorce? The answer, unfortunately, is no. Due to our ethical rules, an attorney can not represent both parties because there is a potential conflict of interest. That means the parties might be requesting the attorney to do something that is contrary to the other person’s interests. Therefore, even in an uncontested divorce, an attorney cannot represent both parties because of that potential ethical issue.