Montana § 25-40-109 Low-Income Parties

Montana Statutes

§ 25-40-109 — Low-Income Parties

Montana § 25-40-109

Title 25CIVIL PROCEDURE

Ch. 40ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Part 1Uniform Collaborative Law Act

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Mont. Code Ann. § 25-40-109 (2026).

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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

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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.