{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-20-185","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 20-185","heading":"Authority of tribunal in case of noncompliance","body":"A. If a collaborative law participation agreement fails to meet the requirements of § 20-170, or a lawyer fails to comply with § 20-179 or 20-180, a tribunal may nevertheless find that the parties intended to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement if they (i) signed a record indicating an intention to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement and (ii) reasonably believed they were participating in a collaborative law process.B. If a tribunal makes the findings specified in subsection A, and the interests of justice require, the tribunal may (i) enforce an agreement evidenced by a record resulting from the collaborative law process in which the parties participated, (ii) apply the disqualification provisions of § 20-175, and (iii) apply a privilege under § 20-182.2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 346.","path":["Title 20. Domestic Relations","Chapter 11. Uniform Collaborative Law Act"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/20-185/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:44Z","sha256":"fb78c794e9909530b077c782056b5f947fd687d045e2634ac0ace7b8e211b6f0","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-20-184","next":"us-va/va.-code-20-186"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}