Montana § 25-40-109 - Low-Income Parties
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 25-40-109 — Low-Income Parties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 25-40-109. Low-Income Parties
Low-income parties. (1) The disqualification provision contained in 25-40-108 (1) applies to a collaborative lawyer representing a party with or without a fee. (2) After a collaborative law process concludes, another lawyer in a law firm with which a collaborative lawyer disqualified under 25-40-108 (1) is associated may represent a party without a 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 that are reasonably calculated to isolate the collaborative lawyer from such participation.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 25-40-109 ("Low-Income Parties") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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