§ 15.101 Requirements for Collaborative Family Law Participation Agreement

A collaborative family law participation agreement must:

be in a record;

be signed by the parties;

state the parties’ intent to resolve a collaborative family law matter through a collaborative family law process under this chapter;

describe the nature and scope of the collaborative family law matter;

identify the collaborative lawyer who represents each party in the collaborative family law process; and

contain a statement by each collaborative lawyer confirming the lawyer’s representation of a party in the collaborative family law process.

A collaborative family law participation agreement must include provisions for:

suspending tribunal intervention in the collaborative family law matter while the parties are using the collaborative family law process; and

unless otherwise agreed in writing, jointly engaging any professionals, experts, or advisors serving in a neutral capacity.

Parties may agree to include in a collaborative family law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with this chapter.