This act does not affect:
§ 3313.Standards of Professional Responsibility and Mandatory Reporting Not Affected
Chapter 41A: Structured Settlement Protection Act of 2001 · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceClarifies that the collaborative law act doesn't override a lawyer's or other licensed professional's ethical obligations, or anyone's duty to report the abuse, neglect, abandonment, or exploitation of a child or adult.
Full Text of § 3313
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 adult under the law of this state.
Amendment History
Added by Laws 2025, c. 226,s. 13, eff. 1/1/2026.
Plain-English Summary
Section 3313 is a savings clause. Nothing about collaborative law lets a lawyer off the hook for professional responsibility standards that would otherwise apply, and nothing about it excuses anyone -- lawyer or otherwise -- from their legal duty to report abuse, neglect, abandonment, or exploitation of a child or adult.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does collaborative law change my lawyer's ethical obligations?
No. Section 3313 says the act doesn't affect the professional responsibility obligations and standards that already apply to a lawyer or other licensed professional.
If I disclose child abuse during collaborative law, does confidentiality protect it?
No. The act doesn't affect anyone's legal obligation to report abuse, neglect, abandonment, or exploitation of a child or adult, and Section 3319 separately excludes such reports from the privilege.
Can my lawyer be disciplined for something that happens during collaborative law?
Yes. Section 3313 confirms that the professional responsibility standards otherwise applicable to a lawyer still apply during a collaborative law process.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature.
Last verified August 3, 2026.
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