7th Cir. — AO FM-2024-047-SC: Collaborative Law Process

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Verbatim from the operative section of the order's own record page (https://circuit7.org/orders/fm-2024-047-sc/), harvested 2026-08-03; whitespace normalised only. • Because the Collaborative Law Process requires each party to be represented by an attorney (see § 61.56(4), F.S.), the Notice of Collaborative Law Participation Agreement shall be a joint notice, in substantial conformity with Form 12.985(c), Florida Family Law Rules, and shall be signed by both Collaborative attorneys. • The Notice shall operate both as an application for stay of the proceeding and as a notice of appearance if either attorney has not previously filed a notice of appearance in the pending action. • Upon the filing of a Notice of Collaborative Law Participation Agreement, the assigned judge shall either: • (a) enter a stay of the proceedings ex parte, or (b) notify counsel that the application for stay must be scheduled for a non-evidentiary hearing. • When a proceeding in a Collaborative matter is pending before a court, counsel shall promptly file a written notice consistent with Florida Family Law Rule 12.745(b)(2)(D) upon the occurrence of any of the following events concluding the Collaborative Law Process: a. • The provision of notice by either party to the other that the Collaborative Law Process is concluded (consistent with Florida Family Law Rule 12.745(b)(1)(B), the Notice may not identify the party serving the notice that the Collaborative Law Process is concluded); d. • The attorney who is no longer representing a party shall promptly provide notice to the court, which notice shall include the date that the notice of discharge or withdrawal of the Collaborative attorney required by Florida Family Law Rule 12.745(b)(2)(D) was provided to the parties; b. • Thirty-one (31) days after the date that the notice of discharge or withdrawal of the Collaborative attorney was provided to the parties, the Collaborative Law Process will be concluded and any abatement of a proceeding which was based upon the filing of a Notice of Collaborative Law Participation Agreement automatically terminated, unless a successor Collaborative attorney was retained, both Collaborative attorneys reaffirm the Collaborative Law Participation Agreement by signing an Amended Collaborative Law Participation Agreement, and within 30 days of the date the notice of discharge or withdrawal of the Collaborative attorney was provided to the parties, counsel files a Notice of Amended Collaborative Law Participation Agreement in substantial conformity with Florida Family Law Rules Form 12.985(c). • An affidavit of a licensed mental health professional averring that he or she acted as a facilitator, coach, child specialist, or other similar capacity in the Collaborative Law Process and spent at least 4 hours educating, training, and assisting each parent to understand the consequences of divorce on parents and children, may be considered good cause for excusing the parties from completing the parenting course requirements of §61.21, Florida Statutes.

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Because the Collaborative Law Process requires each party to be represented by an attorney (see § 61.56(4), F.S.), the Notice of Collaborative Law Participation Agreement shall be a joint notice, in substantial conformity with Form 12.985(c), Florida Family Law Rules, and shall be signed by both Collaborative attorneys.

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7th Cir. — AO FM-2024-047-SC: Collaborative Law Process

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