{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-7403","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 7403","heading":"Beginning the collaborative law process.","body":"(a) Voluntariness.--Participation in a collaborative law process is voluntary and may not be compelled by a tribunal. A party may terminate the collaborative law process at any time with or without cause.\n(b) Commencement.--A collaborative law process shall begin when the parties sign a collaborative law participation agreement. Parties to a proceeding pending before a tribunal may enter into a collaborative law process to resolve a matter related to the proceeding.","path":["Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","PART VII CIVIL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 74 COLLABORATIVE LAW PROCESS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=42\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=74\u0026sctn=3\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:14Z","sha256":"ca39df770458241fe890d4522d6cfe4e59c479f4a3156cfa69786d2796936c94","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-7402","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-7404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}