RCW 7.77.180
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(1)If an agreement fails to meet the requirements of RCW 7.77.030 , or a lawyer fails to comply with RCW 7.77.120 or 7.77.130 , a tribunal may nonetheless find that the parties intended to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement if they:
(a)Signed a record indicating an intention to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement; and
(b)Reasonably believed they were participating in a collaborative law process.
(2)If a tribunal makes the findings specified in subsection
(1)of this section, and the interests of justice require, the tribunal may:
(a)Enforce an agreement evidenced by a record resulting from the process in which the parties participated;
(b)Apply the disqualification provisions of RCW 7.77.040 , 7.77.050 , 7.77.080 , and 7.77.090 ; and
(c)Apply a privilege under RCW 7.77.150 .
[ 2013 c 119 s 19 .]