{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-15.101","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 15.101","heading":"REQUIREMENTS FOR COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAW PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT.","body":"(a) A collaborative family law participation agreement must:\n(1) be in a record;\n(2) be signed by the parties;\n(3) state the parties' intent to resolve a collaborative family law matter through a collaborative family law process under this chapter;\n(4) describe the nature and scope of the collaborative family law matter;\n(5) identify the collaborative lawyer who represents each party in the collaborative family law process; and\n(6) contain a statement by each collaborative lawyer confirming the lawyer's representation of a party in the collaborative family law process.\n(b) A collaborative family law participation agreement must include provisions for:\n(1) suspending tribunal intervention in the collaborative family law matter while the parties are using the collaborative family law process; and\n(2) unless otherwise agreed in writing, jointly engaging any professionals, experts, or advisors serving in a neutral capacity.\n(c) Parties may agree to include in a collaborative family law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with this chapter.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 3833), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 1-A. COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAW","CHAPTER 15. COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAW ACT","SUBCHAPTER C. COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAW PROCESS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.15.htm#15.101","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"d2a916e51b9da27a29b90c2f15844930c8c2c2989ef11e97443a50d0f9588b7d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-15.053","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-15.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}