Michigan § 691.1336 Proceeding pending before tribunal; status report.

Michigan Statutes

§ 691.1336 — Proceeding pending before tribunal; status report.

Michigan § 691.1336

Ch. 691JUDICIARY

Act 159 of 2014UNIFORM COLLABORATIVE LAW ACT (691.1331-691.1354)

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1336 (2026).

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UNIFORM COLLABORATIVE LAW ACT (EXCERPT) Act 159 of 2014 691.1336 Proceeding pending before tribunal; status report. Sec. 6.

(1)Persons in a proceeding pending before a tribunal may sign a collaborative law participation agreement to seek to resolve a collaborative matter related to the proceeding. The parties shall file promptly with the tribunal a notice of the agreement after it is signed. Subject to subsection (3) and sections 7 and 8, the filing operates as an application for a stay of the proceeding.

(2)The parties shall file promptly with the tribunal notice in a record when a collaborative law process concludes. The stay of the proceeding under subsection (1) is lifted when the notice is filed. The notice may not specify any reason for termination of the process.

(3)A tribunal in

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UNIFORM COLLABORATIVE LAW ACT (EXCERPT) Act 159 of 2014 691.1336 Proceeding pending before tribunal; status report. Sec. 6. (1) Persons in a proceeding pending before a tribunal may sign a collaborative law participation agreement to seek to resolve a collaborative matter related to the proceeding. The parties shall file promptly with the tribunal a notice of the agreement after it is signed. Subject to subsection (3) and sections 7 and 8, the filing operates as an application for a stay of the proceeding. (2) The parties shall file promptly with the tribunal notice in a record when a collaborative law process concludes. The stay of the proceeding under subsection (1) is lifted when the notice is filed. The notice may not specify any reason for termination of the process. (3) A tribunal in which a proceeding is stayed under subsection (1) may require the parties and collaborative lawyers to provide a status report on the collaborative law process and the proceeding. A status report may include only information on whether the process is ongoing or concluded. It may not include a report, assessment, evaluation, recommendation, finding, or other communication regarding a collaborative law process or collaborative law matter. (4) A tribunal may not consider a communication made in violation of subsection (3). (5) A tribunal shall provide parties notice and an opportunity to be heard before dismissing a proceeding in which a notice of collaborative process is filed based on delay or failure to prosecute.