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D.C. Code § 16-4004

Collaborative law participation agreement; requirements

Known as the Uniform Collaborative Law Act

The act spans §§ 16–16 (22 sections).

May 9, 2012, D.C

(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.

Official source: D.C. Law Library (Council of the District of Columbia). Reproduced from public-domain District of Columbia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.