Sharing Atty's JustMe: Someone said if the you and your stbx are more or less resolved this is the right way to go, that using the same atty can save some $ and heartache.
Any comments from those who have tried?
Re:Sharing Atty's justmenow: My attorney followed a strict code of ethics and would not allow my X and I to "share" her services. She always made it clear to him that she was working for me and in my best interests. All I hired her to do was the paperwork, since my X and I resolved everything on our own and everything was uncontested. My X understood the situation and paid for half of her services even though she wasn't working for him. I relayed everything to him that my attorney and I discussed. It does save $$, but is still expensive overall. Hope that helped.
Re:Sharing Atty's in_search_of: An ethical atty will not represent both parties. If you find one who will represent both of you, run, run away! It is impossible for a lawyer to represent the best interests of both parties.
What you can do is have one person be represented and one be unrepresented if if you have more or less agreed on everything. But you cannot both have the same atty. It is against the code of ethics for attys and is a conflict of interest.
Re:Sharing Atty's ChristyM: Yep, my ex wanted to try this and when I asked my attorney, he said no way. Wouldn't even consider it. I'm glad I didn't go that route anyway b/c no matter how amicable it starts out, it has the potential to become acrimonious very quickly.
Christy
Re:Sharing Atty's Safetykc: Since mine was uncontested. I hired an attorney to draw up everything, but I then paid all the costs. All my X did was sign.
This save a little, but it was more expensive in the long run as debts werent split equitably, etc.
Their are do it yourself divorce kits if you truly believe it is going to go amicably through the entire divorce. My Ex did that with her first marriage and it worked out fine.
Good luck in whichever way you go.
Safety
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