Collaborative law participation agreement; requirements

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  2. District of Columbia Code
  3. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]
  4. Collaborative Law; Uniform Act
  5. Collaborative law participation agreement; requirements

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(a) A collaborative law participation agreement shall:

(1) Be in a record;

(2) Be signed by the parties;

(3) State the parties’ intention to resolve a collaborative matter through a collaborative law process under this chapter;

(4) Describe the nature and scope of the matter;

(5) Identify the collaborative lawyer who represents each party in the process; and

(6) Contain a statement by each collaborative lawyer confirming the lawyer’s representation of a party in the collaborative law process.

(b) The parties may agree to include in a collaborative law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with this chapter.

(May 9, 2012, D.C. Law 19-125, § 2(b), 59 DCR 1928.)

Section References

This section is referenced in § 16-4003 and § 16-4020.

Editor's Notes

Uniform Law: This section is based on § 4 of the Uniform Collaborative Law Act.


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