Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-604: Beginning, concluding and terminating 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 a: (1) Resolution of a collaborative matter as evidenced by a signed record; (2) resolution of a part of the collaborative matter, evidenced by a signed record, in which the parties agree that the remaining parts of the matter will not be resolved in the process; or (3) termination of the process as set forth in subsection (d) of this section.

(d) A collaborative law process terminates when a party:

(1) Gives notice to the other parties in a record that the process is ended;

(2) (A) Begins a proceeding related to a collaborative matter without the agreement of all parties; or (B) in a pending proceeding related to the matter: (i) Initiates a pleading, motion, order to show cause or request for a conference with the tribunal; or (ii) takes similar action requiring notice to be sent to the parties; or

(3) Except as provided in subsection (g) of this section, discharges a collaborative lawyer or a collaborative lawyer withdraws from further representation of a party.

(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 (e) of this section is sent to the parties:

(1) The unrepresented party engages a successor collaborative lawyer; and

(2) In a signed record: (A) The parties consent to continue the collaborative law process by reaffirming the collaborative law participation agreement; (B) such agreement is amended to identify the successor collaborative lawyer; and (C) the successor collaborative lawyer confirms the lawyer's representation of a party in the collaborative law process.

(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.