Title 13, Courts and Court Procedure
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-24-101 Short title
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This article 24 may be cited as the Uniform Collaborative Law Act. Source: L. 2021: Entire article added, (SB 21-143), ch. 142, p. 788, � 1, effective January 1, 2022.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-24-102 Definitions
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In this article 24: (1) Collaborative law communication means a statement, whether oral or in a record, or verbal or nonverbal, that: (a) Is made to conduct, participate in, continue, or reconvene a collaborative law process; and (b) Occurs after the parties sign a collaborative …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-24-103 Applicability
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This article 24 applies to a collaborative law participation agreement that meets the requirements of section 13-24-104 signed on or after January 1, 2022. Source: L. 2021: Entire article added, (SB 21-143), ch. 142, p. 790, � 1, effective January 1, 2022.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-24-104 Collaborative law participation agreement - requirements
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(1) A collaborative law participation agreement must: (a) Be in a record; (b) Be signed by the parties; (c) State the parties' intention to resolve a collaborative matter through a collaborative law process under this article 24 as enacted in Colorado and informed consent concern…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-24-105 Beginning and concluding collaborative law process
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(1) A collaborative law process begins when the parties sign a collaborative law participation agreement. (2) A tribunal may not order a party to participate in a collaborative law process over that party's objection. (3) A collaborative law process is concluded by a: (a) Resolut…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-24-106 Proceedings pending before tribunal - status report
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(1) Persons in a proceeding pending before a tribunal may sign a collaborative law participation agreement to seek to resolve a collaborative matter related to the proceeding. The parties shall file promptly with the tribunal a notice of the collaborative law participation agreem…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-24-107 Emergency order
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During a collaborative law process, a tribunal may issue emergency orders to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interest of a party or a minor child of either of the parties. Source: L. 2021: Entire article added, (SB 21-143), ch. 142, p. 793, � 1, effective January 1, 2022.…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-24-108 Approval of agreement by tribunal
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A tribunal may approve an agreement resulting from a collaborative law process. Source: L. 2021: Entire article added, (SB 21-143), ch. 142, p. 793, � 1, effective January 1, 2022. 13-24-109. Disqualification of collaborative lawyer and lawyers in associated law firm. (1) Except …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-24-109 Disqualification of collaborative lawyer and lawyers in associated law firm
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, a collaborative lawyer is disqualified from appearing before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative matter. (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-24-110 (Reserved)
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C.R.S. 13-24-110Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-24-111 Governmental entity as party
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(1) The disqualification of section 13-24-109 (1) applies to a collaborative lawyer representing a party that is a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality. (2) After a collaborative law process concludes, another lawyer in a law firm with which the coll…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-24-112 Disclosure of information
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Except as provided by law other than this article 24, during the collaborative law process, on the request of one party made to the other party, a party shall make timely, full, candid, and informal disclosure of information related to the collaborative matter without formal disc…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-24-113 Standards of professional responsibility and mandatory reporting not affected
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(1) This article 24 does not affect: (a) The professional responsibility obligations and standards applicable to a lawyer or other licensed professional; or (b) The obligation of a person to report abuse or neglect, abandonment, or exploitation of a child or adult under the law o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-24-114 Appropriateness of collaborative law process - informed consent
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(1) Before a prospective party signs a collaborative law participation agreement, a prospective collaborative lawyer shall: (a) Assess with the prospective party factors the lawyer reasonably believes relate to whether a collaborative law process is appropriate for the prospectiv…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-24-115 Coercive or violent relationship
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(1) Before a prospective party signs a collaborative law participation agreement, a prospective collaborative lawyer shall make reasonable inquiry into whether the prospective party has a history of a coercive or violent relationship with another prospective party. (2) Throughout…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-24-116 Confidentiality of collaborative law communication
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A collaborative law communication is confidential to the extent agreed by the parties in a signed record or as provided by law of this state and the provisions of this article 24. Nothing herein modifies the confidentiality provisions contained in part 3 of article 22 of this tit…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-24-117 Privilege against disclosure for collaborative law communication - admissibility - discovery
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(1) Subject to sections 13-24-118 and 13-24-119, a collaborative law communication is privileged under subsection (2) of this section, is not subject to discovery, and is not admissible in evidence in any proceeding except as agreed by the parties and nonparty participants, if an…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-24-118 Waiver and preclusion of privilege
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(1) A privilege under section 13-24-117 may be waived in a record or orally during a proceeding if it is expressly waived by all parties and, in the case of the privilege of a nonparty participant, it is also expressly waived by the nonparty participant. (2) A person that makes a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-24-119 Limits of privilege
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(1) There is no privilege under section 13-24-117 for a collaborative law communication that is: (a) Available to the public under article 72 of title 24; (b) A threat or statement of a plan to inflict bodily injury or commit a crime of violence or a threat to the safety of a chi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-24-120 Authority of tribunal in case of noncompliance
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(1) If an agreement fails to meet the requirements of section 13-24-104 or a lawyer fails to comply with section 13-24-114 or 13-24-115, a tribunal may nonetheless find that the parties intended to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement if they: (a) Signed a recor…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-24-121 Uniformity of application and construction
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In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. Source: L. 2021: Entire article added, (SB 21-143), ch. 142, p. 798, � 1, effective January 1, 2022…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-24-122 Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act
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This article 24 modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal “Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act”, 15 U.S.C. sec. 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. sec. 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-24-123 Authority of supreme court
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Nothing in this article 24 impinges upon the authority of the Colorado supreme court to regulate the conduct of attorneys in this state. Source: L. 2021: Entire article added, (SB 21-143), ch. 142, p. 798, � 1, effective January 1, 2022. EVIDENCE