[§658G-5] Beginning and concluding a collaborative law process. (a) A collaborative law process begins when the parties sign a collaborative law participation agreement.
(b) A tribunal may not order a party to participate in a collaborative law process over that party's objection.
(c) A collaborative law process is concluded by:
(d) A collaborative law process terminates:
(e) A party's collaborative lawyer shall give prompt notice to all other parties in a record of a discharge or withdrawal.
(f) A party may terminate a collaborative law process with or without cause.
(g) Notwithstanding the discharge or withdrawal of a collaborative lawyer, a collaborative law process continues, if not later than thirty days after the date that the notice of the discharge or withdrawal of a collaborative lawyer required by subsection (d)(3) is sent to the parties:
(h) A collaborative law process does not conclude if, with the consent of the parties, a party requests a tribunal to approve a resolution of the collaborative matter or any part thereof as evidenced by a signed record.
(i) A collaborative law participation agreement may provide additional methods of concluding a collaborative law process. [L 2012, c 207, pt of §1]