Current through the 2023 Regular Session
Section 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.Added by Laws 2015, Ch. 200, Sec. 9, eff. 10/1/2015.