Texas Family Code Title 1-a, Chapter 15 - Collaborative Family Law Act

SUBCHAPTER A APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION

• Texas Section 15.001 - Policy
  It is the policy of this state to encourage the peaceable resolution of disputes, with special consideration given to disputes involving the parent-child relationship, including...
• Texas Section 15.002 - Conflicts Between Provisions
  If a provision of this chapter conflicts with another provision of this code or another statute or rule of this state and the conflict cannot...
• Texas Section 15.003 - Uniformity Of Application And Construction
  In applying and construing this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter...

SUBCHAPTER B GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 15.004 - Relation To Electronic Signatures In Global And National Commerce Act
  This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq.) but does not...
• Texas Section 15.051 - Short Title
  This chapter may be cited as the Collaborative Family Law Act. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 3833), Sec. 1, eff....
• Texas Section 15.052 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Collaborative family law communication" means a statement made by a party or nonparty participant, whether oral or in a record, or...

SUBCHAPTER C COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAW PROCESS

• Texas Section 15.053 - Applicability
  This chapter applies only to a matter arising under Title 1 or 5. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 3833), Sec....
• Texas Section 15.101 - Requirements For Collaborative Family Law Participation Agreement
  (a) A collaborative family law participation agreement must: (1) be in a record; (2) be signed by the parties; (3) state the parties' intent to...
• Texas Section 15.102 - Beginning And Concluding Collaborative Family Law Process
  (a) A collaborative family law process begins when the parties sign a collaborative family law participation agreement. (b) A tribunal may not order a party...
• Texas Section 15.103 - Proceedings Pending Before Tribunal; Status Report
  (a) The parties to a proceeding pending before a tribunal may sign a collaborative family law participation agreement to seek to resolve a collaborative family...
• Texas Section 15.104 - Emergency Order
  During a collaborative family law process, a tribunal may issue an emergency order to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interest of a party or...
• Texas Section 15.105 - Effect Of Written Settlement Agreement
  (a) A settlement agreement under this chapter is enforceable in the same manner as a written settlement agreement under Section 154.071, Civil Practice and Remedies...
• Texas Section 15.106 - Disqualification Of Collaborative Lawyer And Lawyers In Associated Law Firm; Exception
  (a) In this section, "family" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.003. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a collaborative lawyer is disqualified from...
• Texas Section 15.107 - Exception From Disqualification For Representation Of Low-income Parties
  After a collaborative family law process concludes, another lawyer in a law firm with which a collaborative lawyer disqualified under Section 15.106(b) is associated may...
• Texas Section 15.108 - Governmental Entity As Party
  (a) In this section, "governmental entity" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.014. (b) The disqualification prescribed by Section 15.106(b) applies to a collaborative lawyer...
• Texas Section 15.109 - Disclosure Of Information
  (a) Except as provided by law other than this chapter, during the collaborative family law process, on the request of another party, a party shall...
• Texas Section 15.110 - Standards Of Professional Responsibility And Mandatory Reporting Not Affected
  This chapter does not affect: (1) the professional responsibility obligations and standards applicable to a lawyer or other licensed professional; or (2) the obligation of...
• Texas Section 15.111 - Informed Consent
  Before a prospective party signs a collaborative family law participation agreement, a prospective collaborative lawyer must: (1) assess with the prospective party factors the lawyer...
• Texas Section 15.112 - Family Violence
  (a) In this section: (1) "Dating relationship" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.0021(b). (2) "Family violence" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.004. (3)...
• Texas Section 15.113 - Confidentiality Of Collaborative Family Law Communication
  (a) A collaborative family law communication is confidential to the extent agreed to by the parties in a signed record or as provided by law...
• Texas Section 15.114 - Privilege Against Disclosure Of Collaborative Family Law Communication
  (a) Except as provided by Section 15.115, a collaborative family law communication, whether made before or after the institution of a proceeding, is privileged and...
• Texas Section 15.115 - Limits Of Privilege
  (a) The privilege prescribed by Section 15.114 does not apply to a collaborative family law communication that is: (1) in an agreement resulting from the...
• Texas Section 15.116 - Authority Of Tribunal In Case Of Noncompliance
  (a) Notwithstanding that an agreement fails to meet the requirements of Section 15.101 or that a lawyer has failed to comply with Section 15.111 or...

Last modified: September 28, 2016