Montana § 25-40-114 Coercive Or Violent Relationship

Montana Statutes

§ 25-40-114 — Coercive Or Violent Relationship

Montana § 25-40-114

Title 25CIVIL PROCEDURE

Ch. 40ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Part 1Uniform Collaborative Law Act

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Mont. Code Ann. § 25-40-114 (2026).

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25-40-114 . Coercive or violent relationship.

(1)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.

(2)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.

(3)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 co

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25-40-114 . Coercive or violent relationship. (1) 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.
(2) 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.
(3) 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:
(a) the party or the prospective party requests beginning or continuing a process; and
(b) the collaborative lawyer reasonably believes that the safety of the party or prospective party can be protected adequately during a process.