{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-20-176","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 20-176","heading":"Low-income parties; exception from imputed disqualification","body":"A. The disqualification provisions of § 20-175 apply to a collaborative lawyer representing a party with or without fee.B. After a collaborative law process concludes, another lawyer in a law firm with which a collaborative lawyer disqualified pursuant to § 20-175 is associated may represent a party without fee in the collaborative matter or a matter related to such collaborative matter if:1. The party has an annual income that qualifies the party for free legal representation under the criteria established by the law firm for free legal representation;2. The collaborative law participation agreement so provides for such subsequent representation; and3. The collaborative lawyer is isolated from any participation in the collaborative matter or a matter related to the collaborative matter through procedures within the law firm that are reasonably calculated to isolate the collaborative lawyer from such participation.2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 346.","path":["Title 20. Domestic Relations","Chapter 11. Uniform Collaborative Law Act"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/20-176/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:44Z","sha256":"a9627d7a826cb45319b5022cb3f1b7cab1d8cfae43c0edafe3f1cf6fb308c523","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-20-175","next":"us-va/va.-code-20-177"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}