If your divorce does not concern children, then chances are that once your divorce is ordered by the court and your property has been settled up, you’re done with your divorce and your attorney. At that point I see no reason why you can’t date your attorney.
But, if you have children from the marriage that is ending in divorce, then the chances are that you’ll be needing your attorney for working out custody changes or child support modifications throughout the course of the kids’ minority (until they are 18), so in that case, you can’t date your attorney. Unless, of course, you want to fire this attorney and get a new one. There’s nothing wrong with that.
My concern is that you focus on getting a good divorce while you’re in the middle of it, and not get distracted. I would hate for you to look back in several years and say to yourself, Gosh, I got a bad divorce settlement or judgment because I was so distracted by my feelings for my attorney I didn’t speak up or ask questions. I want you to focus on what’s important right this second, which is your divorce.
But once you’re divorced, and you’re done with your attorney as an attorney, go for it!
