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New Jersey Statutes Title 2A. Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice 2A § 23D-5

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a. A family collaborative law participation agreement shall:

(1) be in a record;

(2) be signed by the parties;

(3) state the parties' intention to resolve a family law dispute through a family collaborative law process pursuant to P.L.2014, c. 50 (C.2A:23D-1 et seq.);

(4) describe the nature and scope of the family law dispute;

(5) identify the family collaborative lawyer who represents each party in the process;

(6) contain a statement that a family collaborative lawyer's role is limited as defined in P.L.2014, c. 50 (C.2A:23D-1 et seq.), consistent with the Rules of Professional Conduct promulgated by the Supreme Court of New Jersey;

(7) set forth the manner by which a family collaborative law process begins and the manner by which it terminates or concludes in accordance with sections 6 and 7 of P.L.2014, c. 50 (C.2A:23D-6 and C.2A:23D-7);

(8) state that any family collaborative law communication of a party or a nonparty participant is confidential and subject to an evidentiary privilege under section 13 of P.L.2014, c. 50 (C.2A:23D-13), and that the privilege may be waived only expressly and by both parties or in the case of a nonparty participant, by the nonparty participant having the right to exercise the privilege;  and

(9) state that the conduct of the family collaborative lawyer is governed by P.L.2014, c. 50 (C.2A:23D-1 et seq.), the Rules of Court adopted by the Supreme Court of New Jersey, and the Rules of Professional Conduct promulgated by the Supreme Court of New Jersey and that P.L.2014, c. 50 (C.2A:23D-1 et seq.) does not alter the family collaborative lawyer's responsibilities to the client under the Rules of Professional Conduct and any other applicable Rules of Court.

b. Parties may agree to include in a family collaborative law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with P.L.2014, c. 50 (C.2A:23D-1 et seq.) or other applicable law.

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