[§658G-15]  Coercive or violent relationship.  (a)  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.

     (b)  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.

     (c)  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:

     (1)  The party or the prospective party requests beginning or continuing a process; and

     (2)  The collaborative lawyer reasonably believes that the safety of the party or prospective party can be protected adequately during a process. [L 2012, c 207, pt of §1]