{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4004","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-4004","heading":"Collaborative law participation agreement; requirements.","body":"(a)\nA collaborative law participation agreement shall:\n(1)\nBe in a record;\n(2)\nBe signed by the parties;\n(3)\nState the parties’ intention to resolve a collaborative matter through a collaborative law process under this chapter;\n(4)\nDescribe the nature and scope of the matter;\n(5)\nIdentify the collaborative lawyer who represents each party in the process; and\n(6)\nContain a statement by each collaborative lawyer confirming the lawyer’s representation of a party in the collaborative law process.\n\n(b)\nThe parties may agree to include in a collaborative law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with this chapter.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 40. Collaborative Law; Uniform Act."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-4004","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"56df9d973707c2fefcf42fb73124b71ec7035df11a941b49623888e9b0c77832","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4003","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}