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Alabama · Through Act 2026-611

Ala. Code § 6-6-26.14: Coercive or Violent Relationship.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 6 Civil Practice.
  2. Chapter 6 Remedies.
  3. Article 1 Settlement of Controversies.
  4. Division 4 Alabama Uniform Collaborative Law Act.

(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.

Collected 2026-09-03T14:01:53Z. Source file · JSON

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