KRS 403.662: Coercive or violent relationship.

(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 shall reasonably and

continuously 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.