HOUSE BILL 477

File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures

Sponsored By:

Delegates Waldstreicher and Dumais

Entitled:

Maryland Uniform Collaborative Law Act

Synopsis:

Enacting the Maryland Uniform Collaborative Law Act; establishing requirements for a collaborative law participation agreement and the collaborative law process; specifying the relationship between the collaborative law process and the judicial process; establishing standards applicable to collaborative lawyers; establishing standards for the disclosure of information during the collaborative law process; making the provisions of the Act severable; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

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House Action

2/2

First Reading Judiciary

2/7

Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.

3/19

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18

Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Alternative Dispute Resolution -see also- Arbitra; Mediation

Attorneys

Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims

Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans'; etc.

Disclosure

Evidence

Notices

Privacy

Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records

Reports

Signatures

Uniform Laws

Bill affects the following Statute:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 3-1801 through 3-1821 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered

Committee Votes :

House

Judiciary