Collaborative Law Participation Agreement -- Requirements

Mont. Code Ann. § 25-40-103, under Uniform Collaborative Law Act.

Mont. Code Ann. § 25-40-103

(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 part; (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 part.