It is not unusual for a litigant to seek to change attorneys during divorce litigation. Procedurally, it is a fairly simple task to accomplish. A new attorney is retained by a litigant and then some form of a substitution of attorney is filed with the court. The new attorney can then enter an appearance on behalf of the litigant. But in many cases that is not the end of the story. There are times when clients change their attorney multiple times or the adversary attempts to use changes of attorney against the litigant in a negative or derogatory fashion. Why does this happen and what can be done?
Many divorce cases are straightforward. Parties find a way to divide assets and share parenting of children in an agreeable way. Only about 2%-5% go to trial. Of the small percentage of cases that do not resolve amicably, a high percentage of those cases involve issues of domestic abuse. Where there is domestic violence (DV) there are frequently allegations of mistreatment of children. Reputable research indicates that there is a causal connection between spouse abuse and child abuse.
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