Montana Statutes
§ 25-40-109 — Low-Income Parties
Montana·Title 25 CIVIL PROCEDURE·Ch. 40 ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION·Part 1 Uniform Collaborative Law Act
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
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 9, Ch. 200, L. 2015.
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Short Title§ 25-40-102
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Emergency Order§ 25-40-107
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Low-Income Parties§ 25-40-110
Governmental Entity As Party§ 25-40-111
Disclosure Of Information§ 25-40-113
Appropriateness Of Collaborative Law Process§ 25-40-114
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