(a) A collaborative family law participation agreement must:
(1) be in a record;(2) be signed by the parties;(3) state the parties’ intent to resolve a collaborative family law matter through a collaborative family law process under this chapter;(4) describe the nature and scope of the collaborative family law matter;(5) identify the collaborative lawyer who represents each party in the collaborative family law process; and(6) contain a statement by each collaborative lawyer confirming the lawyer’s representation of a party in the collaborative family law process.(b) A collaborative family law participation agreement must include provisions for:
(1) suspending tribunal intervention in the collaborative family law matter while the parties are using the collaborative family law process; and(2) unless otherwise agreed in writing, jointly engaging any professionals, experts, or advisors serving in a neutral capacity.(c) Parties may agree to include in a collaborative family law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with this chapter.
Tex. Fam. Code ยง 15.101
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048, Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
