RCW 7.77.180Authority of tribunal in case of noncompliance.(1) If an agreement fails to meet the requirements of RCW 7.77.030, or a lawyer fails to comply with RCW 7.77.120 or 7.77.130, a tribunal may nonetheless find that the parties intended to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement if they:(a) Signed a record indicating an intention to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement; and(b) Reasonably believed they were participating in a collaborative law process.(2) If a tribunal makes the findings specified in subsection (1) of this section, and the interests of justice require, the tribunal may:(a) Enforce an agreement evidenced by a record resulting from the process in which the parties participated;(b) Apply the disqualification provisions of RCW 7.77.040, 7.77.050, 7.77.080, and 7.77.090; and(c) Apply a privilege under RCW 7.77.150.[ 2013 c 119 s 19.]
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