{"data":{"id":"us-mt/25-40-119","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"25-40-119","heading":"Authority of tribunal in case of noncompliance.","body":"(1) If an agreement fails to meet the requirements of 25-40-103 or a lawyer fails to comply with 25-40-114 or 25-40-115, a tribunal may still find that the parties intended to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement if they:\n(a) signed a record indicating an intention to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement; and\n(b) reasonably believed they were participating in a collaborative law process.\n(2) If a tribunal makes the findings specified in subsection (1) and the interests of justice require, the tribunal may:\n(a) enforce an agreement evidenced by a record resulting from the process in which the parties participated;\n(b) apply the disqualification provisions of 25-40-104, 25-40-105, 25-40-108, 25-40-109, and 25-40-110; and\n(c) apply a privilege under 25-40-116.","path":["TITLE 25. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 40. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION","Part 1. Uniform Collaborative Law Act"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0250/chapter_0400/part_0010/section_0190/0250-0400-0010-0190.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:19Z","sha256":"627d07e8f1154da64df78247aa13d7f81d4792cb48783e7df0b36ca7b25459ed","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/25-40-118","next":"us-mt/25-40-120"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}