\n(a) A collaborative law participation agreement must meet all of the following requirements:\n(1) Be in a record.\n(2) Be signed by the parties and their collaborative lawyers.\n(3) State the parties' intention to resolve a collaborative matter through a collaborative law process under this Article.\n(4) Describe the nature and scope of the collaborative matter.\n(5) Identify the collaborative lawyer who represents each party in the collaborative law process.\n(6) Contain a statement by each collaborative lawyer confirming the collaborative lawyer's representation of a party in the collaborative law process.\n(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.\n(8) Provide an address for each party where any notice required under this Article may be sent.\n(b) Parties may agree to include in a collaborative law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with this Article. (2020-65, s. 1.)
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