Terms Used In Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 3-2002

  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(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 subtitle;

(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.

(b) The parties may agree to include in a collaborative law participation agreement additional provisions consistent with this subtitle.