Rule 3 Collaborative Law Participation Agreement; Requirements
Rule Text
(a) A collaborative law participation agreement must:
(1) be in a record;
(2) be signed by the parties;
(3) state the parties’ intention to resolve a collaborative matter through a collaborative law process under these Rules;
(4) describe the nature and scope of the matter;
(5) identify the collaborative lawyer who represents each party in the process;
(6) contain a statement by each collaborative lawyer confirming the lawyer’s representation of a party in the collaborative law process; and
(7) contain a statement that the parties will forego court intervention while using the collaborative family law process; a statement that they will jointly engage any professionals, experts, etc. in a neutral capacity; and a statement about mandatory disqualification of the collaborative lawyer.
(b) Parties may agree to include in a collaborative law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with these Rules.
(c) Participation of Collaborative Law attorneys is limited in scope as permitted by Rule 1.2(c) of the Mississippi Rules of Professional Conduct.