Section 3-2006 – Disclosure of Information
(a) Except as provided by law other than this subtitle, during the collaborative law process a party shall: (1) On the request of another party, make timely, full, candid, and informal disclosure of information related to the collaborative matter without formal discovery; and (2) Update promptly previously disclosed information that has materially changed. (b) Parties may define the scope […]
Section 3-2007 – Standards of Professional Responsibility and Reporting Not Affected
This subtitle does not affect: (1) The professional responsibility obligations and standards applicable to a lawyer or other licensed professional; or (2) The obligation of a person to report abuse or neglect, abandonment, or exploitation of a child or an adult under State law.
Section 3-2008 – Confidentiality of Collaborative Law Communication
A collaborative law communication is confidential to the extent agreed by the parties in a signed record or as provided by State law other than in this subtitle.
Section 3-2009 – Privilege Against Disclosure for Collaborative Law Communication; Admissibility; Discovery
(a) Subject to §§ 3–2011 and 3–2012 of this subtitle, a collaborative law communication is privileged under subsection (b) of this section, is not subject to discovery, and is not admissible in evidence. (b) In a proceeding, the following privileges apply: (1) A party may refuse to disclose and may prevent any other person from disclosing a collaborative […]
Section 3-2010 – Waiver and Preclusion of Privilege
(a) A privilege under § 3–2009 of this subtitle may be waived in a record or orally during a proceeding if it is expressly waived by each party and, in the case of the privilege of a nonparty participant, the privilege is also expressly waived by the nonparty participant. (b) A person that makes a disclosure or […]