{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-20-170","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 20-170","heading":"Collaborative law participation agreement; requirements","body":"A. A collaborative law participation agreement shall:1. Be in a record;2. Be signed by the parties;3. State the parties' intention to resolve a collaborative matter through a collaborative law process under this chapter;4. Describe the nature and scope of the matter;5. Identify the collaborative lawyer who represents each party in the process; and6. Contain a statement by each collaborative lawyer confirming the lawyer's representation of a party in the collaborative law process, which may be contained in a separate writing.B. Parties may agree to include in a collaborative law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with this chapter.2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 346.","path":["Title 20. Domestic Relations","Chapter 11. Uniform Collaborative Law Act"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/20-170/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:44Z","sha256":"b113343c18e3eb05087bc793b86fccdca6f41042252357f10c628c46452bc87d","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-20-169","next":"us-va/va.-code-20-171"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}