Collaborative law participation agreement - requirements

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-24-104, under Courts and Court Procedure.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-24-104

(1) A collaborative law participation agreement must:

(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 article 24 as enacted in Colorado and informed consent concerning the consequences of the disqualification process;

(d) Describe the nature and scope of the matter;

(e) Identify the collaborative lawyer who represents each party in the process; and

(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 article 24.

Source: L. 2021: Entire article added, (SB 21-143), ch. 142, p. 790, � 1, effective January 1, 2022.