C.R.S. Section 13-24-115
Coercive or violent relationship


(1)

Before a prospective party signs a collaborative law participation agreement, a prospective collaborative lawyer shall make reasonable inquiry into 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.

Source: Section 13-24-115 — Coercive or violent relationship, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-13.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

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