403.662 Coercive or violent relationship.
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(1)Before a prospective party signs a collaborative law participation agreement, a
prospective collaborative lawyer shall make reasonable inquiry whether the
prospective party has a history of a coercive or violent relationship with another
prospective party.
(2)Throughout a collaborative law process, a collaborative lawyer shall reasonably and
continuously assess whether the party the collaborative lawyer represents has a
history of a coercive or violent relationship with another party.
(3)If a collaborative lawyer reasonably believes that the party the lawyer represents or
the prospective party who consults the lawyer has a history of a coercive or violent
relationship with another party or prospective party, the lawyer may not begin or
continue a collaborative law process unless:
(a)The party or the prospective party requests beginning or continuing a process;
and
(b)The collaborative lawyer reasonably believes that the safety of the party or
prospective party can be protected adequately during a process.