# Courts and Judicial Proceedings (GCJ)

## Title 3. Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action

### Subtitle 20. Maryland Uniform Collaborative Law Act

#### Section 3-2002

(a) A collaborative law participation agreement shall:

  (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 subtitle;

  (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) The parties may agree to include in a collaborative law participation agreement additional provisions consistent with this subtitle.

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Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)