RCW 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.
[ 2013 c 119 § 14.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 7 - Special Proceedings and Actions
Chapter 7.77 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.
7.77.030 - Collaborative law participation agreement—Requirements.
7.77.040 - Beginning and concluding collaborative law process.
7.77.050 - Proceedings pending before tribunal—Status report.
7.77.070 - Approval of agreement by tribunal.
7.77.080 - Disqualification of collaborative lawyer and lawyers in associated law firm.
7.77.090 - Governmental entity as party.
7.77.100 - Disclosure of information.
7.77.110 - Standards of professional responsibility and mandatory reporting not affected.
7.77.120 - Appropriateness of collaborative law process.
7.77.130 - Coercive or violent relationship among parties.
7.77.140 - Confidentiality of collaborative law communication.
7.77.150 - Privilege against disclosure for collaborative law communication—Admissibility—Discovery.
7.77.160 - Waiver and preclusion of privilege.
7.77.170 - Limits of privilege.
7.77.180 - Authority of tribunal in case of noncompliance.
7.77.901 - Uniformity of application and construction.
7.77.902 - Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.