Texas Family Code

§ 15.116 — AUTHORITY OF TRIBUNAL IN CASE OF NONCOMPLIANCE

FA § 15.116Title 1-A. COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAW · Ch. 15. COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAW ACT · Art. C. COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAW PROCESS

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(a)Notwithstanding that an agreement fails to meet the requirements of Section 15.101 or that a lawyer has failed to comply with Section 15.111 or 15.112, a tribunal may find that the parties intended to enter into a collaborative family law participation agreement if the parties:

(1)signed a record indicating an intent to enter into a collaborative family law participation agreement; and

(2)reasonably believed the parties were participating in a collaborative family law process.

(b)If a tribunal makes the findings specified in Subsection (a) and determines that the interests of justice require the following action, the tribunal may:

(1)enforce an agreement evidenced by a record resulting from the process in which the parties participated;

(2)apply the disqualification provisions of Sections 15.106, 15.107, and 15.108; and

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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.