§ 1-644. Collaborative law participation agreement; requirements.

(a)A collaborative law participation agreement must meet all of the following requirements: (1)Be in a record. (2)Be signed by the parties and their collaborative lawyers. (3)State the parties’ intention to resolve a collaborative matter through a collaborative law process under this Article. (4)Describe the nature and scope of the collaborative matter. (5)Identify the collaborative lawyer who represents each party in the collaborative law process. (6)Contain a statement by each collaborative lawyer confirming the collaborative lawyer’s representation of a party in the collaborative law process. (7)State that the collaborative lawyers are disqualified from representing their respective parties in a proceeding before a tribunal related to the collaborative matter, except as provided in G.S. 1-647, 1-649(c), 1-650, or 1-651. (8)Provide an address for each party where any notice required under this Article may be sent. (b)Parties may agree to include in a collaborative law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with this Article. History: History.2020-65, s. 1.