Collaborative law participation agreement; requirements
Va. Code Ann. § 20-170
in effectA. 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, which may be contained in a separate writing.
B. Parties may agree to include in a collaborative law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with this chapter.
2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 346 .
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