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Chapter 403 - Dissolution of marriage -- child custody
403.660 Appropriateness of collaborative law process.

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KY Rev Stat § 403.660 (2025)
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403.660 Appropriateness of collaborative law process. Before a prospective party signs a collaborative law participation agreement, a prospective collaborative lawyer shall: (1) Assess with the prospective party factors the lawyer reasonably believes relate to whether a collaborative law process is appropriate for the prospective party’s matter; (2) Provide the prospective party with information that the lawyer reasonably believes is sufficient for the party to make an informed decision about the material benefits and risks of a collaborative law process as compared to the material benefits and risks of other reasonably available alternatives for resolving the proposed collaborative matter, such as litigation, mediation, arbitration, or expert evaluation; and (3) Advise the prospective party that: (a) After signing an agreement, if a party initiates a proceeding or seeks court intervention in a pending proceeding related to the collaborative matter, the collaborative law process terminates; (b) Participation in a collaborative law process is voluntary and any party has the right to unilaterally terminate a collaborative law process with or without cause; and (c) The collaborative lawyer and any lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated may not appear before a court to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative matter, except as authorized by KRS 403.650(3), 403.652(2), or 403.654(2). Effective: July 15, 2024 History: Created 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 11, effective July 15, 2024.
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