North Carolina § 1-644 - Collaborative law participation agreement; requirements.
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§ 1-644. Collaborative law participation agreement; requirements.
A collaborative law participation agreement must meet all of the following requirements: Be in a record. Be signed by the parties and their collaborative lawyers. State the parties' intention to resolve a collaborative matter through a collaborative law process under this Article. Describe the nature and scope of the collaborative matter. Identify the collaborative lawyer who represents each party in the collaborative law process. Contain a statement by each collaborative lawyer confirming the collaborative lawyer's representation of a party in the collaborative law process. 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. Provide an address for each party where any notice required under this Article may be sent. Parties may agree to include in a collaborative law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with this Article. History (2020-65, s. 1.)
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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