{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-604","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-604","heading":"Beginning, concluding and terminating collaborative law process.","body":"(a) A collaborative law process begins when the parties sign a collaborative law participation agreement.\n(b) A tribunal may not order a party to participate in a collaborative law process over that party's objection.\n(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.\n(d) A collaborative law process terminates when a party:\n(1) Gives notice to the other parties in a record that the process is ended;\n(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\n(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.\n(e) A party's collaborative lawyer shall give prompt notice to all other parties in a record of a discharge or withdrawal.\n(f) A party may terminate a collaborative law process with or without cause.\n(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:\n(1) The unrepresented party engages a successor collaborative lawyer; and\n(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.\n(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.\n(i) A collaborative law participation agreement may provide additional methods of concluding a collaborative law process.","path":["TITLE 46b. FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 819. CONNECTICUT UNIFORM COLLABORATIVE LAW ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_819.htm#sec_46b-604","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:27Z","sha256":"31b916f6140be7f4b60cdc2f4f0425c0acb38f78485f424330bc577eb0cae6ca","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-603","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-46b-605"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}