Collaborative law participation agreement; requirements
Code of Virginia
Section: 20-170
Jurisdiction: VA
Bluebook Citation: Va. Code § 20-170
A. A collaborative law participation agreement shall: 1. Be in a record; 2. Be signed by the parties; 3. State the parties' intention to resolve a collaborative matter through a collaborative law process under this chapter; 4. Describe the nature and scope of the matter; 5. Identify the collaborative lawyer who represents each party in the process; and 6. Contain a statement by each collaborative lawyer confirming the lawyer's representation of a party in the collaborative law process, which may be contained in a separate writing. B. Parties may agree to include in a collaborative law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with this chapter. 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 346 .
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