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Code · Washington · Title 7 — Special Proceedings and Actions · Chapter 7.77

RCW 7.77.080

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(1)Except as otherwise provided in subsection
(3)of this section, a collaborative lawyer is disqualified from appearing before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative matter.
(2)Except as otherwise provided in subsection
(3)of this section and RCW 7.77.090 , a lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated is disqualified from appearing before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative matter if the collaborative lawyer is disqualified from doing so under subsection
(1)of this section.
(3)A collaborative lawyer or a lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated may represent a party:
(a)To ask a tribunal to approve an agreement resulting from the collaborative law process; or
(b)To seek or defend an emergency order to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interest of a party, or family or household member or intimate partner, as defined in RCW 7.105.010 , if a successor lawyer is not immediately available to represent that person.
(4)If subsection (3)(b) of this section applies, a collaborative lawyer, or lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated, may represent a party or family or household member or intimate partner only until the person is represented by a successor lawyer or reasonable measures are taken to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interest of the person.
[ 2021 c 215 s 92 ; 2020 c 29 s 2 ; 2013 c 119 s 9 .]
Notes:
Effective date — 2022 c 268; 2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105.900 .
Effective date — 2020 c 29: See note following RCW 7.77.060 .
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