Technically speaking, yes. You and your spouse can hire the same attorney if you choose to do so. However, we generally recommend against this for a variety of different reasons. Most importantly, when you and your spouse hire the same attorney, your attorney is limited in the advice he or she can provide. Your attorney may also have an obligation to disclose information that you would rather keep confidential; and, if you and your spouse end up in a dispute, one of you may be forced to hire another attorney (who won’t be familiar with the facts of your case). While many spouses assume that it is more cost-effective to hire a single divorce attorney to provide joint representation, this isn’t necessarily the case, and the limitations of joint representation generally aren’t worth it.