25-40-109. Low-income parties.
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25-40-109 . Low-income parties.
(1)The disqualification provision contained in 25-40-108
(1)applies to a collaborative lawyer representing a party with or without a fee.
(2)After a collaborative law process concludes, another lawyer in a law firm with which a collaborative lawyer disqualified under 25-40-108
(1)is associated may represent a party without a fee in the collaborative matter or a matter related to the collaborative matter if:
(a)the party has an annual income that qualifies the party for free legal representation under the criteria established by the law firm for free legal representation;
(b)the collaborative law participation agreement so provides; and
(c)the collaborative lawyer is isolated from any participation in the collaborative matter or a matter related to the collaborative matter through procedures within the law firm that are reasonably calculated to isolate the collaborative lawyer from such participation.