{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-490-j-16","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 490-J:16","heading":"Authority of Court in Case of Noncompliance.","body":"Notwithstanding a failure to comply with RSA 490-J:4, RSA 490-J:12, or RSA 490-J:13, a court may enforce an agreement, apply the disqualification provisions of RSA 490-J:9, or apply a privilege under RSA 490-J:15 when the court concludes that the parties intended to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement and to participate in a collaborative law process. Such a conclusion shall be based upon the following findings:\nI. The parties signed a document indicating an intent to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement;\nII. The parties reasonably believed they were participating in a collaborative law process; and\nIII. The interests of justice require finding that the parties were participating in collaborative law process.","path":["Title LI: COURTS","Chapter 490-J: NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLABORATIVE LAW ACT"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LI/490-J/490-J-16.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T16:42:50Z","sha256":"f2245c0468221edc5c3ceb92fb4edf7baa6dde575bb062889b8b852b0abcdf90","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-490-j-15","next":"us-nh/rsa-490-k-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}