{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-613","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-613","heading":"Appropriateness of collaborative law process.","body":"Prior to the date on which a prospective party signs a collaborative law participation agreement, a prospective collaborative lawyer shall:\n(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;\n(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\n(3) Advise the prospective party that: (A) After signing a collaborative law participation 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 46b-608, subsection (b) of section 46b-609 or subsection (b) of section 46b-610.","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-613","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":"c95ce560292253c61dc15e06ec33a590db2c5ef35f094e92f4b388486dd70d38","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-612","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-614"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}