(a) A collaborative process participation agreement must:
         (1) be in a record;

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         (2) be signed by the parties;
         (3) state the parties’ intention to resolve a
    
collaborative process matter through a collaborative process under this Act;
        (4) state the parties’ agreement to discharge their
    
collaborative process lawyers and law firms if the collaborative process fails.
        (5) describe the nature and scope of the matter;
         (6) identify the collaborative process lawyer who
    
represents each party in the process; and
        (7) contain a statement by each collaborative process
    
lawyer confirming the lawyer’s representation of a party in the collaborative process.
    (b) Parties may agree to include in a collaborative process participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with this Act.