{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-644","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-644","heading":"Collaborative law participation agreement; requirements.","body":"(a)\tA collaborative law participation agreement must meet all of the following requirements:\n(1)\tBe in a record.\n(2)\tBe signed by the parties and their collaborative lawyers.\n(3)\tState the parties' intention to resolve a collaborative matter through a collaborative law process under this Article.\n(4)\tDescribe the nature and scope of the collaborative matter.\n(5)\tIdentify the collaborative lawyer who represents each party in the collaborative law process.\n(6)\tContain a statement by each collaborative lawyer confirming the collaborative lawyer's representation of a party in the collaborative law process.\n(7)\tState that the collaborative lawyers are disqualified from representing their respective parties in a proceeding before a tribunal related to the collaborative matter, except as provided in G.S. 1-647, 1-649(c), 1-650, or 1-651.\n(8)\tProvide an address for each party where any notice required under this Article may be sent.\n(b)\tParties may agree to include in a collaborative law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with this Article. (2020-65, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 1. Civil Procedure.","SUBCHAPTER XV. INCIDENTAL PROCEDURE IN CIVIL ACTIONS.","Article 53. Uniform Collaborative Law Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_1/GS_1-644.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:12Z","sha256":"42d98f1ce96c9f6f9e268681fc7c4a34c24bd39fbe31187011cdf785a3768fe4","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-643","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-1-645"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}