Sec. 15.101.  REQUIREMENTS FOR COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAW PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT.  (a)  A collaborative family law participation agreement must:
(1)  be in a record;
(2)  be signed by the parties;
(3)  state the parties' intent to resolve a collaborative family law matter through a collaborative family law process under this chapter;
(4)  describe the nature and scope of the collaborative family law matter;
(5)  identify the collaborative lawyer who represents each party in the collaborative family law process; and
(6)  contain a statement by each collaborative lawyer confirming the lawyer's representation of a party in the collaborative family law process.
(b)  A collaborative family law participation agreement must include provisions for:
(1)  suspending tribunal intervention in the collaborative family law matter while the parties are using the collaborative family law process; and
(2)  unless otherwise agreed in writing, jointly engaging any professionals, experts, or advisors serving in a neutral capacity.
(c)  Parties may agree to include in a collaborative family law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with this chapter.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 3833), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.