Rule 1-128.10 - Coercive or violent relationshipA.Reasonable inquiry. 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.B.Continuing assessment. Throughout a collaborative law process, a collaborative lawyer reasonably and continuously shall assess whether the party the collaborative lawyer represents has a history of a coercive or violent relationship with another party.N.M. R. Civ. P. Dist. Ct. 1-128.10
Adopted by Supreme Court Order No. 16-8300-020, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after12/31/2016.