Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-12 – Disclosure of information
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-12
- Collaborative law process: means a procedure intended to resolve a collaborative matter without intervention by a tribunal in which persons:
(1) Sign a collaborative law participation agreement; and
(2) Are represented by collaborative lawyers. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-2
- Collaborative matter: means a dispute, transaction, claim, problem, or issue for resolution including a dispute, claim, or issue in a proceeding which is described in a collaborative law participation agreement. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-2
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Party: means a person that signs a collaborative law participation agreement and whose consent is necessary to resolve a collaborative matter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-2
Except as provided by law other than this chapter, during the collaborative law process, on the request of another party, a party shall make timely, full, candid, and informal disclosure of information related to the collaborative matter without formal discovery. A party also shall update promptly previously disclosed information that has materially changed. The parties may define the scope of disclosure during the collaborative law process.