LIMITED SCOPE NOT LIMITED COMPETENCE: SKILLS NEEDED TO PROVIDE INCREASED ACCESS TO JUSTICE THROUGH UNBUNDLED LEGAL SERVICES IN DOMESTIC-RELATIONS MATTER

Providing competent limited representation in family matters requires both family law experience and an understanding of the appropriate use of limited representation. It is only then that the use of limited representation in family matters furthers access to justice. This Article ties together the following two components of providing access to justice in family matters: (1) the availability of some form of legal representation, and (2) representation by competent family law litigators. Competence is required of all attorneys and is generally determined by the test provided in Rule 1.1 of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct (Model Rules).'