Va. Code Ann. § 20-182
Privilege against disclosure of collaborative law communication; admissibility; discovery
Redline — June 1, 2021 → current.View current text →
Current — March 1, 2022
As of June 1, 2021
(1) Subject to §§ 20-183 and 20-184, a collaborative law communication is privileged under subsection B, is not subject to discovery, and is not admissible in evidence.
(1) Subject to §§ 20-183 and 20-184, a collaborative law communication is privileged under subsection B, is not subject to discovery, and is not admissible in evidence.
(2) In a proceeding, the following privileges apply: A party may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a collaborative law communication.
(2) In a proceeding, the following privileges apply: A party may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a collaborative law communication.
(3) A nonparty participant may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a collaborative law communication of the nonparty participant.
(3) A nonparty participant may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a collaborative law communication of the nonparty participant.
(4) Evidence or information that is otherwise admissible or subject to discovery does not become inadmissible or protected from discovery solely because of its disclosure or use in a collaborative law process. (2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 346.)
(4) Evidence or information that is otherwise admissible or subject to discovery does not become inadmissible or protected from discovery solely because of its disclosure or use in a collaborative law process.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.