403.644 Collaborative law participation agreement – Requirements.

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(1)A collaborative law participation agreement must:

(a)Be in a record;

(b)Be signed by the parties;

(c)State the parties’ intention to resolve a collaborative matter through a

collaborative law process under KRS 403.640 to 403.670;

(d)Describe the nature and scope of the matter;

(e)Identify the collaborative lawyer who represents each party in the process;

and

(f)Contain a statement by each collaborative lawyer confirming the lawyer’s

representation of a party in the collaborative law process.

(2)Parties may agree to include additional provisions in a collaborative law

participation agreement not inconsistent with KRS 403.640 to 403.670 that may:

(a)Require disclosures pursuant to the Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure; and

(b)Outline discovery requests which exceed those required under the Kentucky

Rules of Civil Procedure.