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25-Dealing with Unrepresented People
73-Family Law Lawyers
A lawyer may not prepare pleading for the unrepresented party in a divorce matter, even if both parties would benefit from the pleading. [Va. Code § 20-99.1:1 permits a lawyer to prepare certain pleadings for an unrepresented opponent in a domestic relations matter.]

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