{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-490-j-4","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 490-J:4","heading":"Collaborative Law Participation Agreement; Requirements.","body":"I. A collaborative law participation agreement shall:\n(a) Be in writing;\n(b) Be signed by the parties;\n(c) State the parties' intention to resolve a collaborative matter through a collaborative law process under this chapter;\n(d) Describe the nature and scope of the matter;\n(e) Contain a statement by each collaborative lawyer confirming the lawyer's representation of a party in the collaborative law process; and\n(f) Disqualify the collaborative lawyer from representing a party in a case filed with a court involving one or more of the same parties in the same or a related matter, except for the filing needed to seek the court's approval of an agreement reached in the collaborative case or in pending cases while stayed pursuant to RSA 490-J:6, I.\nII. Parties may agree to include in a collaborative law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with this chapter or current law.","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-4.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T16:42:50Z","sha256":"c80863b387a5111fe694d4e5c6f9ca12065d94fc01cc693d9910b412910946c8","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-490-j-3","next":"us-nh/rsa-490-j-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}