Coercive or violent relationship
KRS 403.662
in effect403.662. Coercive or violent relationship
(1) Before 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.
(2) Throughout a collaborative law process, a collaborative lawyer shall reasonably and continuously assess whether the party the collaborative lawyer represents has a history of a coercive or violent relationship with another party.
(3) 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:
(a) The party or the prospective party requests beginning or continuing a process; and
(b) The collaborative lawyer reasonably believes that the safety of the party or prospective party can be protected adequately during a process.
Effective: July 15, 2024
History: Created 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 12, effective July 15, 2024.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=54898Fetched: 10/20/2026