MCL - Section 691.1334

UNIFORM COLLABORATIVE LAW ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 159 of 2014


691.1334 Collaborative law participation agreement; requirements.

Sec. 4.

    (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.


History: 2014, Act 159, Eff. Dec. 8, 2014