Secondly, according to Article 58 of the Civil Procedure Law, the parties and their legal representatives can entrust one or two people as litigation agents.
The following persons can be entrusted as litigation agents:
(1) Lawyers and grassroots legal service workers;
(2) Close relatives of the parties or Staff;
(3) Citizens recommended by the community, unit and relevant social groups where the party is located.
In other words, the parties do not necessarily need to hire a lawyer to represent them in divorce proceedings, but can also entrust the above-mentioned personnel to represent them in divorce proceedings.