2021 Montana Code Annotated
Title 25. Civil Procedure
Chapter 40. Alternative Dispute Resolution
Part 1. Uniform Collaborative Law Act
25-40-119. Authority of tribunal in case of noncompliance

25-40-119. Authority of tribunal in case of noncompliance. (1) If an agreement fails to meet the requirements of 25-40-103 or a lawyer fails to comply with 25-40-114 or 25-40-115, a tribunal may still find that the parties intended to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement if they:

(a) signed a record indicating an intention to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement; and

(b) reasonably believed they were participating in a collaborative law process.

(2) If a tribunal makes the findings specified in subsection (1) and the interests of justice require, the tribunal may:

(a) enforce an agreement evidenced by a record resulting from the process in which the parties participated;

(b) apply the disqualification provisions of 25-40-104, 25-40-105, 25-40-108, 25-40-109, and 25-40-110; and

(c) apply a privilege under 25-40-116.

History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 200, L. 2015.