Wash. Rev. Code § 7.77.130

Current through Chapters 1-163 and 165-376 of the 2024 Regular Session
Section 7.77.130 - Coercive or violent relationship among parties
(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.

RCW 7.77.130

Added by 2013 c 119,§ 14, eff. 7/28/2013.