Collaborative law participation agreement; requirements.
A collaborative law participation agreement shall: Be in a record; Be signed by the parties; State the parties’ intention to resolve a collaborative matter through a collaborative law process under this chapter; Describe the nature and scope of the matter; Identify the collaborative lawyer who represents each party in the process; and Contain a statement by each collaborative lawyer confirming the lawyer’s representation of a party in the collaborative law process. The parties may agree to include in a collaborative law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with this chapter.
Annotations
May 9, 2012, D.C. Law 19-125, § 2(b), 59 DCR 1928 Uniform Law: This section is based on § 4 of the Uniform Collaborative Law Act. This section is referenced in § 16-4003 and § 16-4020.
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