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My ex wife and i are going to court for custody of our son. My lawyer is either good friends or a family member if her new husbands. And. The paralegal is my best friends daughter in law. This has already started to cause problems. Us thus a conflict or should i say is there something that can be done. The laywer already knows about this info, and sge seems to not care,
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The situation you describe does not constitute an ethical conflict under the rules of ethics that lawyers are bound to that would require your lawyer to withdraw. But if you are uncomfortable with your lawyer FOR ANY REASON, you have the absolute right to choose new counsel.
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Answered on Jun 22nd, 2014 at 12:24 PM