The answer is no.
Representing opposing parties to any lawsuit (and even uncontested divorces or uncontested child support and custody cases are lawsuits) is absolutely prohibited. Any attorney who indicates he or she can represent both parties in having a domestic agreement approved by the court or obtaining a divorce is committing an ethical violation. See South Carolina Rule of Professional Conduct 1.7(b)(3) and comment 21.
The vast majority of family court cases resolve by agreement. Typically those agreements are made outside of court. Such agreements must be reviewed
2020 was an interesting year to be a family law attorney. With the courts mostly closed in early spring, I mainly stayed busy
The human condition is hard and domestic litigation makes it harder: see a mental health counselor
Coming of age as a Jew in the “I’m Okay; You’re Okay” culture of 1970’s Southern California, I’ve never understood the stigma over
