Lawyers are looked up in the society. Belonging to an A-class group of professionals, attorneys are considered elites who have white-collar jobs. All lawyers have standardized ethic rules that they need to follow. Their place in the society expects a lot from them, thus, they need to support undeniable professionalism in their fields. One of the considered misconduct of lawyers is getting involved intimately with clients. Does this ring a bell? Lawyers have a reputation to uphold; and the inability to raise such expectation may show on their credibility as practicing legal experts. This is particularly true and applicable to divorce attorneys.

But of all areas of law, why the sudden spotlight to family lawyers? Why the attention to divorce attorneys? It's not like as if all the other lawyers, who are specializing in other fields, are exempted of this kind of misconduct. The truth is it can happen to anyone - no exemptions. For people whose passion cannot be controlled anymore, this kind of set-up may be inevitable. But those are involved should also make it a point to at least postpone the intimacy on a further time after a family case is closed, for professionalism's sake. Read on. The following categories explain why client-lawyer intimate relationships are not encouraged.

Attorney-Client Privilege Loses Power

It is the responsibility of any lawyer to be discreet of the professional information and details he or she gathers for a certain case - unless, of course, he or she represents a public figure, and so he or she is sometimes obliged to show a few details to the curious press. But in random and low-profile cases, family attorneys stay mum about the things they know to give their clients full protection. Clients and lawyers share a professional kind of trust that lasts throughout a case' duration. But what if a divorce attorney and a client hits it intimately while a legal process is going on? Attorney-client bond immediately loses its effectiveness as a privilege. The thin line that's drawn between such complexities is erased. Information, then, becomes unsafe.

Emotional Trauma Is Taken Advantage

Do you think that a wrecked relationship is easily healed by another one? No, it does not. Adults call it a 'rebound' if it is done by inexperienced high schoolers. But when it's done by consenting adults, they call it 'immaturity'. Everyone who suffers from a very painful heartbreak also experiences emotional trauma which makes them more vulnerable and gullible to care and compassion than they already are. A divorce attorney who takes advantage of this is considered, by any means, unprofessional. Thus, commits a form of legal misconduct against the code he or she follows.

Custody and Child Visitation Rights Are Affected

Especially when a relationship between a divorce attorney and his or her client is made public, custody and child visitation rights may be affected. This can be a disadvantageous cause for a client to lose his or her rights for parental supervision to be given by a particular judge.