New Jersey Collaborative Law Act Passes Both Houses of Legislature
In June, both the New Jersey Senate and Assembly passed the New Jersey Family Collaborative Law Act, which is now awaiting Gov. Christie’s signature.
I have written much about the benefits of Collaborative Divorce in articles and blogs contained on this website. The Act proscribes the statutory requirements for a collaborative divorce, establishes statutory privilege for members of the collaborative team, provides divorcing couples with an alternative to litigation and mediation and codifies the disqualification clause in collaborative divorce (if a client decides to litigate after beginning with the collaborative process, his/her attorney is disqualified from representation during the litigation process).
As soon as Gov. Christie signs the bill into law, I will write about the specifics of the Act.