{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-19-111","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 78B-19-111","heading":"Appropriateness of collaborative law process.","body":"Before 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:\n(a) after signing an 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;\n(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\n(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 the Rules of Professional Conduct.","path":["Title 78B Judicial Code","Chapter 78B-19 Utah Uniform Collaborative Law Act"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter19/78B-19-S111.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"5669ca2c1b88b6bbc38ee329149910a5744a4ced97cbcef2db9a1af12269a18e","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-19-110","next":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-19-112"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}