§ 20.171

A. A collaborative law process begins when the parties sign a collaborative law participation agreement.\nB. A tribunal shall not order a party to participate in a collaborative law process over such party's objection.\nC. A collaborative law process is concluded by a:\n1. Resolution of a collaborative matter as evidenced by a signed record;\n2. Resolution of a part of the collaborative matter, evidenced by a signed record, in which the parties agree that the remaining parts of the matter will not be resolved in the process; or\n3. Termination of the process.\nD. A collaborative law process terminates:\n1. When a party gives notice to his collaborative lawyer and to other parties in a record that the process is ended;\n2. When a party:\na. Begins a proceeding related to a collaborative matter without the agreement of all parties; or\nb. In a pending proceeding related to the matter, (i) initiates a pleading, motion, order to show cause, or request for a conference with the tribunal; (ii) requests that the proceeding be put on the tribunal's active docket; or (iii) takes similar action requiring notice to be sent to the parties; or\n3.

request for a conference with the tribunal; (ii) requests that the proceeding be put on the tribunal's active docket; or (iii) takes similar action requiring notice to be sent to the parties; or\n3. Except as otherwise provided by subsection G, when a party discharges a collaborative lawyer or a collaborative lawyer withdraws from further representation of a party.\nE. A party's collaborative lawyer shall give prompt notice to all other parties in a record of a discharge or withdrawal.\nF. A party may terminate a collaborative law process with or without cause.\nG. Notwithstanding the discharge or withdrawal of a collaborative lawyer, a collaborative law process continues if, not later than 30 days after the date that the notice of the discharge or withdrawal of a collaborative lawyer required by subsection E is sent to the parties:\n1. The unrepresented party engages a successor collaborative lawyer; and\n2. In a signed record:\na. The parties consent to continue the process by reaffirming the collaborative law participation agreement;\nb. The collaborative law participation agreement is amended to identify the successor collaborative lawyer; and\nc.

continue the process by reaffirming the collaborative law participation agreement;\nb. The collaborative law participation agreement is amended to identify the successor collaborative lawyer; and\nc. The successor collaborative lawyer confirms the lawyer's representation of a party in the collaborative process.\nH. A collaborative law process does not conclude if, with the consent of the parties, a party requests a tribunal to approve a resolution of the collaborative matter or any part of such matter as evidenced by a signed record, including any orders necessary to effectuate the terms of an agreement reached in the collaborative law process and evidenced in a signed record.\nI. A collaborative law participation agreement may provide additional methods of concluding a collaborative law process.\n2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 346.