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Mont. Code Ann. § 25-40-119

Authority of tribunal in case of noncompliance

Known as the Uniform Collaborative Law Act

The act spans §§ 25–25 (21 sections).

En

(1) If an agreement fails to meet the requirements of 25-40-103 or a lawyer fails to comply with 25-40-114 or 25-40-115, a tribunal may still find that the parties intended to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement if they:

(a) signed a record indicating an intention to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement; and

(b) reasonably believed they were participating in a collaborative law process.

(2) If a tribunal makes the findings specified in subsection (1) and the interests of justice require, the tribunal may:

(a) enforce an agreement evidenced by a record resulting from the process in which the parties participated;

(b) apply the disqualification provisions of 25-40-104, 25-40-105, 25-40-108, 25-40-109, and 25-40-110; and

(c) apply a privilege under 25-40-116.

Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.