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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure § 7406. Concluding the collaborative law process

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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.

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