{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-7407","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 7407","heading":"Disqualification of collaborative attorney.","body":"(a) Rule.--\n(1) Except as provided in subsection (b), an attorney who represents a party in a collaborative law process and any law firm or government agency with which the attorney is associated shall be disqualified from representing any party or nonparty participant in a proceeding related to the collaborative matter.\n(2) Requesting the approval of a settlement agreement by a tribunal shall be considered part of the collaborative law process and not a related proceeding.\n(b) Exception.--Disqualification under subsection (a) shall not operate to prevent a collaborative attorney from seeking or defending an emergency order to protect the health, safety or welfare of a party or a family member.","path":["Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","PART VII CIVIL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 74 COLLABORATIVE LAW PROCESS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=42\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=74\u0026sctn=7\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:14Z","sha256":"381d5b02a1a1526abde1a7ad7fe48dd89eb79866f66162aba779cf9c35d5f0ae","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-7406","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-7408"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}