Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-3314: Appropriateness of collaborative law process

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 tribunal 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 terminate

unilaterally 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 tribunal to represent a party in a

proceeding related to the collaborative matter, except

as authorized by subsection C of Section 9 of this

act, subsection B of Section 10 of this act, or

subsection B of Section 11 of this act.