Section 658G-15 - Coercive or violent relationship(a) 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) 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.(c) 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: (1) The party or the prospective party requests beginning or continuing a process; and(2) The collaborative lawyer reasonably believes that the safety of the party or prospective party can be protected adequately during a process.Added by L 2012, c 207, § 1, eff. 7/1/2012.