Virginia House Bill 291 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on December 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-04 - Left in Courts of Justice
Pending: House Courts of Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Uniform Collaborative Law Act. Creates the Uniform Collaborative Law Act, which provides a framework for the practice of collaborative law, a process entered into voluntarily by clients for the express purpose of reaching a settlement in a family or domestic relations law matter, including (i) marriage, divorce, dissolution, annulment, and property distribution; (ii) child custody, visitation, and parenting time; (iii) alimony, spousal support, maintenance, and child support; (iv) adoption; (v) parentage; and (vi) negotiation or enforcement of premarital, marital, and separation agreements. The Act governs disclosure of information, privilege against disclosure of communications, and scope of representation by the attorneys in the proceeding. Uniform Collaborative Law Act. Creates the Uniform Collaborative Law Act, which provides a framework for the practice of collaborative law, a process entered into voluntarily by clients for the express purpose of reaching a settlement in a family or domestic relations law matter, including (i) marriage, divorce, dissolution, annulment, and property distribution; (ii) child custody, visitation, and parenting time; (iii) alimony, spousal support, maintenance, and child support; (iv) adoption; (v) parentage; and (vi) negotiation or enforcement of premarital, marital, and separation agreements. The Act governs disclosure of information, privilege against disclosure of communications, and scope of representation by the attorneys in the proceeding.

Uniform Collaborative Law Act; created.

Del. Richard Sullivan [D]

Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-04	House	Left in Courts of Justice
2020-01-22	House	Continued to 2021 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
2020-01-17	House	Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021 by voice vote
2020-01-16	House	Assigned Courts sub: Civil
2019-12-30	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2019-12-30	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101390D

HB291 (Carry Over) 2020-01-22 - Continued to 2021 in Courts of Justice by voice vote

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HB291
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB291+hil