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Term Definition Malpractice (Legal) - improper or incompetent behavior by an attorney.
Application in Divorce Legal malpractice means both professional misconduct and unreasonable lack of skill. Misconduct generally implies commission, that is, doing something unethical or illegal; an unreasonably lack of skill generally implies making unacceptable mistakes in incompetence.

Legal malpractice often stems from violations of the Code of Professional Responsibility. Lawyers who improperly manage funds left in their trust frequently legal ethics.

The canons of (legal) disbarment.

Settlements negotiated before a complete assets, marital and separate, pose a malpractice risk for divorce lawyers. In divorce, a separate property.