{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-6-6-26.19","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 6-6-26.19","heading":"Authority of Tribunal in Case of Noncompliance.","body":"(a) If an agreement fails to meet the requirements of Section 6-6-26.03, or a lawyer fails to comply with Section 6-6-26.13 or 6-6-26.14, a tribunal may nonetheless find that the parties intended to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement if they:\n(1) signed a record indicating an intention to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement; and\n(2) reasonably believed they were participating in a collaborative law process.\n(b) If a tribunal makes the findings specified in subsection (a), and the interests of justice require, the tribunal may:\n(1) enforce an agreement evidenced by a record resulting from the process in which the parties participated;\n(2) apply the disqualification provisions of Sections 6-6-26.04, 6-6-26.05, and 6-6-26.08; and\n(3) apply any privilege under law.","path":["Title 6 Civil Practice.","Chapter 6 Remedies.","Article 1 Settlement of Controversies.","Division 4 Alabama Uniform Collaborative Law Act."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=6-6-26.19","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"16981158e9bfa93684e0834c1f3999cd7af082fa1bb53b50e48b7d9eccf1fe18","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-6-6-26.18","next":"us-al/ala.-code-6-6-26.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}