North Carolina § 1-660 Authority of tribunal in case of noncompliance

North Carolina Statutes

§ 1-660 — Authority of tribunal in case of noncompliance

North Carolina § 1-660

Ch. 1Civil Procedure

Art. 53Uniform Collaborative Law Act

Subch. XVINCIDENTAL PROCEDURE IN CIVIL ACTIONS

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-660 (2026).

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(a)If an agreement fails to meet the requirements of G.S. 1-644 or a lawyer fails to comply with G.S. 1-654, a tribunal may nonetheless find that the parties intended to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement if they did both of the following:

(1)Signed a record indicating an intention to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement.

(2)Reasonably believed they were participating in a collaborative law process.

(b)If a tribunal makes the findings specified in subsection (a) of this section and the interests of justice require, the tribunal may do all of the following:

(1)Enforce an agreement evidenced by a record resulting from the collaborative law process in which the parties participated.

(2)Apply the disqualification provisions in G.S. 1-645, 1-646, 1-64

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(a) If an agreement fails to meet the requirements of G.S. 1-644 or a lawyer fails to comply with G.S. 1-654, a tribunal may nonetheless find that the parties intended to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement if they did both of the following:
(1) Signed a record indicating an intention to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement.
(2) Reasonably believed they were participating in a collaborative law process.
(b) If a tribunal makes the findings specified in subsection (a) of this section and the interests of justice require, the tribunal may do all of the following:
(1) Enforce an agreement evidenced by a record resulting from the collaborative law process in which the parties participated.
(2) Apply the disqualification provisions in G.S. 1-645, 1-646, 1-647, 1-649, 1-650, and 1-651.
(3) Apply a privilege under G.S. 1-657. (2020-65, s. 1.)