Michigan Laws 691.1334 – Collaborative law participation agreement; requirements
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 691.1334
- Collaborative law participation agreement: means an agreement by persons to participate in a collaborative law process. See Michigan Laws 691.1332
- Collaborative law process: means a procedure intended to resolve a collaborative matter without intervention by a tribunal in which persons sign a collaborative law participation agreement and are represented by collaborative lawyers. See Michigan Laws 691.1332
- Collaborative lawyer: means a lawyer who represents a party in a collaborative law process. See Michigan Laws 691.1332
- Collaborative matter: means a dispute, transaction, claim, problem, or issue for resolution, including a dispute, claim, or issue in a proceeding, that is described in a collaborative law participation agreement and arises under the family or domestic relations law of this state, including any of the following:
(i) Marriage, divorce, dissolution, annulment, and property distribution. See Michigan Laws 691.1332Party: means a person that signs a collaborative law participation agreement and whose consent is necessary to resolve a collaborative matter. See Michigan Laws 691.1332 Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Michigan Laws 691.1332 state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) A collaborative law participation agreement must satisfy all of the following requirements:
(a) Be in a record.
(b) Be signed by the parties.
(c) State the parties’ intention to resolve a collaborative matter through a collaborative law process under this act.
(d) Describe the nature and scope of the matter.
(e) Identify the collaborative lawyer who represents each party in the process.
(f) Contain a statement by each collaborative lawyer confirming the lawyer’s representation of a party in the collaborative law process.
(2) Parties may agree to include in a collaborative law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with this act.