Alabama § 6-6-26.14 Coercive or Violent Relationship

Alabama Statutes

§ 6-6-26.14 — Coercive or Violent Relationship

Alabama·Title 6 Civil Practice·Ch. 6 Remedies·Art. 1 Settlement of Controversies·Div. 4 Alabama Uniform Collaborative Law Act

(a)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.

(b)Throughout a collaborative law process, a collaborative lawyer reasonably and continuously shall assess whether the party the collaborative lawyer represents has a history of a coercive or violent relationship with another party.

(c)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:

(1)

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(a) 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.
(b) Throughout a collaborative law process, a collaborative lawyer reasonably and continuously shall assess whether the party the collaborative lawyer represents has a history of a coercive or violent relationship with another party.
(c) 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:
(1) the party or the prospective party requests beginning or continuing a process; and
(2) the collaborative lawyer reasonably believes that the safety of the party or prospective party can be protected adequately during a process.

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