(a) A collaborative law participation agreement shall:

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-4

  • Collaborative law participation agreement: means an agreement by persons to participate in a collaborative law process. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-2
  • Collaborative law process: means a procedure intended to resolve a collaborative matter without intervention by a tribunal in which persons:

    (1) Sign a collaborative law participation agreement; and

    (2) Are represented by collaborative lawyers. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-2

  • Collaborative lawyer: means a lawyer who represents a party in a collaborative law process. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-2
  • Collaborative matter: means a dispute, transaction, claim, problem, or issue for resolution including a dispute, claim, or issue in a proceeding which is described in a collaborative law participation agreement. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-2
  • Party: means a person that signs a collaborative law participation agreement and whose consent is necessary to resolve a collaborative matter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-2
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 658G-2
(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 this chapter;
(4) Describe the nature and scope of the matter;
(5) Identify the collaborative lawyer who represents each party in the process; and
(6) Contain a statement by each collaborative lawyer confirming the lawyer’s representation of a party in the collaborative law process.
(b) Parties may agree to include in a collaborative law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with this chapter.