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Collaborative Law Statutes and Ethics Opinions

Collaborative Law ("CL") has become an increasingly important method of resolving conflict. Statutes authorizing the use of CL have been adopted in two states - please click on the states below for a copy of the statute from that state:

California

North Carolina

Texas

Legal ethics opinions have been issued in six states - most of them supportive of CL but some of them sounding a note of caution, particularly with regard to informed consent (i.e., it is important for the client to understand fully what CL is about and also the alternatives to CL). Please click on the names of the states below for a copy of the opinion from that state: 

Colorado

Kentucky

Minnesota

New Jersey

North Carolina

Pennsylvania

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