Texas Family Code

§ 15.052 — DEFINITIONS

FA § 15.052Title 1-A. COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAW · Ch. 15. COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAW ACT · Art. B. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Statute text

In this chapter:

(1)"Collaborative family law communication" means a statement made by a party or nonparty participant, whether oral or in a record, or verbal or nonverbal, that:

(A)is made to conduct, participate in, continue, or reconvene a collaborative family law process; and

(B)occurs after the parties sign a collaborative family law participation agreement and before the collaborative family law process is concluded.

(2)"Collaborative family law participation agreement" means an agreement by persons to participate in a collaborative family law process.

(3)"Collaborative family law matter" means a dispute, transaction, claim, problem, or issue for resolution that arises under Title 1 or 5 and that is described in a collaborative family law participation agreement. The term includes a dispute, claim, or issue in a proceeding.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 3833), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.