(a) Subject to §§ 3–2011 and 3–2012 of this subtitle, a collaborative law communication is privileged under subsection (b) of this section, is not subject to discovery, and is not admissible in evidence.
(b) In a proceeding, the following privileges apply:
(1) A party may refuse to disclose and may prevent any other person from disclosing a collaborative law communication; and
(2) A nonparty participant may refuse to disclose and may prevent any other person from disclosing a collaborative law communication of the nonparty participant.
(c) Evidence or information that is otherwise admissible or subject to discovery does not become inadmissible or protected from discovery solely because of its disclosure or use in a collaborative law process.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 3 - Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action
Subtitle 20 - Maryland Uniform Collaborative Law Act
Section 3-2002 - Collaborative Law Participation Agreement; Requirements
Section 3-2003 - Beginning and Concluding a Collaborative Law Process
Section 3-2004 - Emergency Order
Section 3-2005 - Approval of Agreement by Tribunal
Section 3-2006 - Disclosure of Information
Section 3-2007 - Standards of Professional Responsibility and Reporting Not Affected
Section 3-2008 - Confidentiality of Collaborative Law Communication
Section 3-2010 - Waiver and Preclusion of Privilege
Section 3-2011 - Limits of Privilege
Section 3-2012 - Authority of Tribunal in Case of Noncompliance
Section 3-2013 - Uniformity of Application and Construction
Section 3-2014 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act