New Hampshire § 490-J:13 Domestic Violence

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 490-J:13 — Domestic Violence

New Hampshire § 490-J:13

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Ch. 490-JNEW HAMPSHIRE COLLABORATIVE LAW ACT

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 490-J:13 (2026).

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I.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.

II.Throughout the 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.

III.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 the collaborative law process unless

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I. 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.
II. Throughout the 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.
III. 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 the collaborative law process unless both parties, after individual consultation with their attorneys, represent to their individual attorney that he/she has no current concern for his/her safety or coercion and both wish to proceed with the collaborative process.