{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-614","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-614","heading":"Coercive or violent relationship.","body":"(a) Prior to the date on which 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.\n(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.\n(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.","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-614","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":"98e907b49995d63d2f98d9f3211af588c9143b97d3971db9e7dacef265560edb","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-613","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-615"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}