RSA 490-J:4 · Collaborative Law Participation Agreement; Requirements

490-J:4 Collaborative Law Participation Agreement; Requirements. –

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I.

A collaborative law participation agreement shall:

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(a)

Be in writing;

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(b)

Be signed by the parties;

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(c)

State the parties' intention to resolve a collaborative matter through a collaborative law process under this chapter;

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(d)

Describe the nature and scope of the matter;

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(e)

Contain a statement by each collaborative lawyer confirming the lawyer's representation of a party in the collaborative law process; and

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(f)

Disqualify the collaborative lawyer from representing a party in a case filed with a court involving one or more of the same parties in the same or a related matter, except for the filing needed to seek the court's approval of an agreement reached in the collaborative case or in pending cases while stayed pursuant to RSA 490-J:6, I.

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II.

Parties may agree to include in a collaborative law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with this chapter or current law. Source. 2021, 206:2, Pt. V, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 9, 2021.

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