{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4020","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-4020","heading":"Authority of tribunal in case of noncompliance.","body":"(a)\nIf an agreement fails to meet the requirements of § 16-4004, or a lawyer fails to comply with § 16-4014 or § 16-4015, the tribunal may nonetheless find that the parties intended to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement if they:\n(1)\nSigned a record indicating an intention to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement; and\n(2)\nReasonably believed they were participating in a collaborative law process.\n\n(b)\nIf the tribunal makes the findings specified in subsection (a) of this section, and the interests of justice require, the tribunal may:\n(1)\nEnforce an agreement evidenced by a record resulting from the process in which the parties participated;\n(2)\nApply the disqualification provisions of §§ 16-4009, 16-4010, and 16-4011; and\n(3)\nApply a privilege under § 16-4017.","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/16-4020","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"3480e3130aa1ef65d8e24793485d37d57c8928f4c7d20dc520827d95b28a45a0","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4019","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}