Description
- One spouse retains a single attorney to file for divorce.
- All paperwork completed and filed by attorney.
Note: Ethically, an attorney may only represent one party.
Best used for
- Reasonable, amicable divorces
Advantages
- Less expensive than two attorneys
- Less adversarial
- Can be a fairly quick process
Disadvantages
- One party has the benefit of legal advice, the other does not
- Not appropriate if divorce becomes difficult