Pennsylvania § 7406 - Concluding the collaborative law process.
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§ 7406. Concluding the collaborative law process.
(a) General rule.--A collaborative law process shall be concluded by:
(1) Resolution of the collaborative matter, as evidenced by a signed record.
(2) Resolution of a part of the collaborative matter and agreement by all parties that the remaining parts of the collaborative matter will not be resolved in the collaborative law process, as evidenced by a signed record.
(3) Termination under subsection (b).
(4) A method specified in the collaborative law participation agreement.
(b) Termination.--A collaborative law process shall be terminated when:
(1) A party gives written notice to all parties that the collaborative law process is terminated.
(2) A party begins or resumes a pending proceeding before a tribunal related to a collaborative matter without the agreement of all parties.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (c), a party discharges the party's attorney or the attorney withdraws from further representation of a party. An attorney who is discharged or withdraws shall give prompt written notice to all parties and nonparty participants.
(c) Continuation.--Notwithstanding the discharge or withdrawal of a collaborative attorney, a collaborative law process shall continue if, not later than 30 days after the date that the notice under subsection (b)(3) is sent, the unrepresented party engages a successor attorney and the participation agreement is amended to identify the successor attorney.
Cross References. Section 7406 is referred to in section 7405 of this title.
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What does Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 7406 cover?
Section 7406 ("Concluding the collaborative law process.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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