Michigan Laws 691.1342 – Disclosure of information
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 691.1342
- 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 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 691.1332Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial. Party: 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
Except as provided by law other than this act, during the collaborative law process, on the request of another party, a party shall make timely, full, candid, and informal disclosure of information related to the collaborative matter without formal discovery. A party also shall update promptly previously disclosed information that has materially changed. The parties may define the scope of disclosure during the collaborative law process.