{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-609","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-609","heading":"Representation of low-income parties.","body":"(a) The disqualification of a collaborative lawyer pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of section 46b-608 applies to a collaborative lawyer representing a party with or without fee.\n(b) After a collaborative law process concludes, another lawyer, in a law firm with which a collaborative lawyer disqualified under the provisions of subsection (a) of section 46b-608 is associated, may represent a party without fee in the collaborative matter or a matter related to the collaborative matter if:\n(1) The party has an annual income that qualifies the party for free legal representation under the criteria established by the law firm for free legal representation;\n(2) The collaborative law participation agreement so provides; and\n(3) The collaborative lawyer is isolated from any participation in the collaborative matter or a matter related to the collaborative matter through procedures within the law firm which are reasonably calculated to isolate the collaborative lawyer from such participation.","path":["TITLE 46b. FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 819. CONNECTICUT UNIFORM COLLABORATIVE LAW ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_819.htm#sec_46b-609","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:27Z","sha256":"26c207c743e1cc590d5d1a6a1960b07701b179951291dd0b8e138701caa1aeac","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-608","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}