Collaborative law participation agreement; requirements

HRS §658G-4, under Hawaii Uniform Collaborative Law Act.

HRS §658G-4

[§658G-4] Collaborative law participation agreement; requirements. (a) A collaborative law participation agreement shall:

(1) Be in a record;

(2) Be signed by the parties;

(3) State the parties' intention to resolve a collaborative matter through a collaborative law process under this chapter;

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

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

(6) Contain a statement by each collaborative lawyer confirming the lawyer's representation of a party in the collaborative law process.

(b) Parties may agree to include in a collaborative law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with this chapter. [L 2012, c 207, pt of §1]