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HRS §658G-14

What a lawyer must do before you sign a collaborative law agreement

Before you sign a collaborative law agreement, your lawyer must check if this process fits your situation, give you enough information to compare it with other options like court or mediation, and tell you about key rules, including that the process ends if anyone goes to court and that you can quit anytime.

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The statute, as written — - 14] Appropriateness of collaborative law process

Before a prospective party signs a collaborative law participation agreement, a prospective collaborative lawyer shall: (1) Assess with the prospective party factors the lawyer reasonably believes relate to whether a collaborative law process is appropriate for the prospective party's matter; (2) Provide the prospective party with information that the lawyer reasonably believes is sufficient for the party to make an informed decision about the material benefits and risks of a collaborative law process as compared to the material benefits and risks of other reasonably available alternatives for resolving the proposed collaborative matter, such as litigation, mediation, arbitration, or expert evaluation; and (3) Advise the prospective party that: (A) After signing an agreement if a party initiates a proceeding or seeks tribunal intervention in a pending proceeding related to the collaborative matter, the collaborative law process terminates; (B) Participation in a collaborative law process is voluntary and any party has the right to terminate unilaterally a collaborative law process with or without cause; and (C) The collaborative lawyer and any lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated may not appear before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative matter, except as authorized by section 658G-9(c), 658G-10(b), or 658G-11(b).
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§658G-9 When collaborative lawyers cannot appear in court

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