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Current as of February 09, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Sec. 20. (1) If an agreement fails to meet the requirements of section 4, 1 or a lawyer fails to comply with section 14 or 15, 2 a tribunal may nonetheless find that the parties intended to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement if both of the following apply:
(a) The parties signed a record indicating an intention to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement.
(b) The parties reasonably believed they were participating in a collaborative law process.
(2) If a tribunal makes the findings specified in subsection (1), and the interests of justice require, the tribunal may do all of the following:
(a) Enforce an agreement evidenced by a record resulting from the process in which the parties participated.
(b) Apply the disqualification provisions of sections 5, 6, 9, 10, and 11. 3
(c) Apply a privilege under section 17. 4
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 691. Judiciary § 691.1350 - last updated February 09, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-691-judiciary/mi-comp-laws-691-1350/
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