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KRS 403.652

Low-income parties

Known as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

The act spans §§ 403–403 (180 sections).

Effective: July 15, 2024 History: Created 2024 Ky

(1) KRS 403.650(1) applies to a collaborative lawyer representing a party with or without fee.

(2) After a collaborative law process concludes, another lawyer in a law firm with which a collaborative lawyer disqualified under KRS 403.650(1) is associated may represent a party without fee in the collaborative matter or a matter related to the collaborative matter if:

(a) 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;

(b) The collaborative law participation agreement so provides; and (c) 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 which are reasonably calculated to isolate the collaborative lawyer from such participation.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.