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§ 7406. Concluding the collaborative law process

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureEffective: August 27, 2018

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Part VII. Civil Actions and Proceedings
Chapter 74. Collaborative Law Process (Refs & Annos)
Effective: August 27, 2018
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 7406
§ 7406. Concluding the collaborative law process
Currentness
(a) General rule.--A collaborative law process shall be concluded by:
(1) Resolution of the collaborative matter, as evidenced by a signed record.
(2) Resolution of a part of the collaborative matter and agreement by all parties that the remaining parts of the collaborative matter will not be resolved in the collaborative law process, as evidenced by a signed record.
(3) Termination under subsection (b).
(4) A method specified in the collaborative law participation agreement.
(b) Termination.--A collaborative law process shall be terminated when:
(1) A party gives written notice to all parties that the collaborative law process is terminated.
(2) A party begins or resumes a pending proceeding before a tribunal related to a collaborative matter without the agreement of all parties.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (c), a party discharges the party's attorney or the attorney withdraws from further representation of a party. An attorney who is discharged or withdraws shall give prompt written notice to all parties and nonparty participants.
(c) Continuation.--Notwithstanding the discharge or withdrawal of a collaborative attorney, a collaborative law process shall continue if, not later than 30 days after the date that the notice under subsection (b)(3) is sent, the unrepresented party engages a successor attorney and the participation agreement is amended to identify the successor attorney.

Credits

2018, June 28, P.L. 381, No. 55, § 3, effective in 60 days [Aug. 27, 2018].
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 7406, PA ST 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 7406
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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