If your wife lives in Washington, then you can file the divorce there. Customer: Hello, I married in India and divorced in Washington State.I lived in Washington State through my marriage. The Washington Lawyers Practice Manual is updated annually and designed to provide practitioners statewide with the most current information available. Written agreement not required; payment of fee not required. 35.3 Irrelevance of an Attorney-Client Relationship. The American Bar Association's Model Rules of Professional Responsibility prohibit such affairs between a lawyer and his clients. It is a rule about misuse and overreaching in the Attorney-Client relationship. Lawyers get disbarred for sleeping with clients fairly. An attorney-client relationship is a bit like a marriage—sometimes there are irreconcilable differences.