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NC Gen Stat § 1-646 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 53 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|§ 1-646 - Proceedings pending before tribunal; status report.

 1-646. Proceedings pending before tribunal; status report.(a) Persons in a proceeding pending before a tribunal may sign a collaborative law participation agreement to seek to resolve a collaborative matter related to the proceeding. The parties shall file promptly with the tribunal a notice of the collaborative law participation agreement after it is signed. Subject to subsection (c) of this section and G.S. 1-647 and G.S. 1-648, the filing operates as a stay of the proceeding as to the parties in the collaborative law process as long as the parties are in that process.(b) The parties shall file promptly with the tribunal notice in a record when a collaborative law process concludes. The stay of the proceeding under subsection (a) of this section is lifted when the notice is filed. The notice shall not specify any reason for termination of the collaborative law process.(c) A tribunal in which a proceeding is stayed under subsection (a) of this section may require the parties and collaborative lawyers to provide a status report on the collaborative law process and the proceeding. A status report may include only information on whether the collaborative law process is ongoing or concluded. It shall not include a report, assessment, evaluation, recommendation, finding, or other communication regarding a collaborative law process or collaborative matter.(d) A tribunal shall not consider a communication made in violation of subsection (c) of this section.(e) A tribunal shall provide parties notice and an opportunity to be heard before dismissing a proceeding in which a notice of collaborative law process is filed based on delay or failure to prosecute.  (2020-65, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-647 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 53 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|§ 1-647 - Emergency order.

 1-647. Emergency order.During a collaborative law process, a party may begin a proceeding and a tribunal may issue emergency orders upon motion of a party in that or an already pending proceeding to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interest of a party or otherwise preserve the status quo.  (2020-65, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-648 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 53 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|§ 1-648 - Approval of agreement by tribunal.

 1-648. Approval of agreement by tribunal.A tribunal may approve an agreement resulting from a collaborative law process.  (2020-65, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-649 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 53 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|§ 1-649 - Disqualification of collaborative lawyer and lawyers in associated law firm.

 1-649. Disqualification of collaborative lawyer and lawyers in associated law firm.(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section and G.S. 1-647, a collaborative lawyer is disqualified from appearing before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative matter.(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section and G.S. 1-647, 1-650, and 1-651, a lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated is disqualified from appearing before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative matter if the collaborative lawyer is disqualified from doing so under subsection (a) of this section.(c) A collaborative lawyer or a lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated may represent a party to do any of the following:(1) To ask a tribunal to approve an agreement resulting from the collaborative law process.(2) To seek or defend an emergency order in either a pending or newly filed proceeding to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interest of a party, or otherwise preserve the status quo.(d) If subdivision (c)(2) of this section applies, a collaborative lawyer, or lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated, may continue to represent a party:(1) Until the party is represented by a successor lawyer or for no more than 30 days after the date any action is taken under subdivision (c)(2) of this section, whichever occurs first; or(2) If the parties consent to continue the collaborative law process subject to any emergency order which may have been entered, in which event, any proceeding as referenced in subdivision (c)(2) of this section shall be stayed as provided in G.S. 1-646.  (2020-65, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-650 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 53 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|§ 1-650 - Low-income parties.

 1-650. Low-income parties.(a) The disqualification under G.S. 1-649(a) applies to a collaborative lawyer representing a party with or without fee.(b) After a collaborative law process concludes, another lawyer in a law firm with which a collaborative lawyer disqualified under G.S. 1-649(a) is associated may represent a party without fee in the collaborative matter or a matter related to the collaborative matter if all of the following apply:(1) The party has an annual income that qualifies the party for free legal representation under the criteria established by the law firm for free legal representation.(2) The collaborative law participation agreement so provides.(3) The collaborative lawyer is isolated from any participation in the collaborative matter or a matter related to the collaborative matter through procedures within the law firm which are reasonably calculated to isolate the collaborative lawyer from such participation.  (2020-65, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-651 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 53 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|§ 1-651 - Governmental entity as party.

 1-651. Governmental entity as party.(a) The disqualification under G.S. 1-649(a) applies to a collaborative lawyer representing a party that is a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality.(b) After a collaborative law process concludes, another lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated may represent a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality in the collaborative matter or a matter related to the collaborative matter if all of the following apply:(1) The collaborative law participation agreement so provides.(2) The collaborative lawyer is isolated from any participation in the collaborative matter or a matter related to the collaborative matter through procedures within the law firm which are reasonably calculated to isolate the collaborative lawyer from such participation.  (2020-65, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-652 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 53 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|§ 1-652 - Disclosure of information.

 1-652. Disclosure of information.(a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section or by law other than this Article, during the collaborative law process, on the request of another party, a party shall make timely, full, candid, and informal disclosure of all relevant information related to the collaborative matter without formal discovery. A party also shall update promptly previously disclosed information that has materially changed.(b) The parties may define the scope and terms of the disclosure during the collaborative law process.  (2020-65, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-653 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 53 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|§ 1-653 - Standards of professional responsibility not affected.

 1-653. Standards of professional responsibility not affected.This Article does not affect the professional responsibility, obligations, and standards applicable to a lawyer or other licensed professional, including rules governing the confidentiality of information acquired by a lawyer during the professional relationship with a client.  (2020-65, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-654 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 53 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|§ 1-654 - Informed consent.

 1-654. Informed consent.Before a prospective party signs a collaborative law participation agreement, a prospective collaborative lawyer shall do all of the following:(1) Assess with the prospective party factors the lawyer reasonably believes relate to whether a collaborative law process is appropriate for the prospective party's matter.(2) Provide the prospective party with information that the lawyer reasonably believes is sufficient for the prospective party to make an informed decision about the material benefits and risks of a collaborative law process as compared to the material benefits and risks of other reasonably available alternatives for resolving the proposed collaborative matter, such as litigation, mediation, arbitration, or expert evaluation. The information provided shall include the respective rules regarding privilege and confidentiality that apply to each of the alternative means of resolving disputes.(3) Advise the prospective party that:a. After signing a collaborative law participation agreement, if a party initiates a proceeding or seeks tribunal intervention in a pending proceeding related to the collaborative matter, the collaborative law process terminates, except as provided in G.S. 1-647.b. Participation in a collaborative law process is voluntary and any party has the right to terminate unilaterally a collaborative law process with or without cause.c. The collaborative lawyer and any lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated shall not appear before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative matter, except as authorized by G.S. 1-647, 1-649(c), 1-650(b), or 1-651(b).  (2020-65, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-655 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 53 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|§ 1-655 - No liability for decision to participate.

 1-655. No liability for decision to participate.No person incurs liability, either individually or in any fiduciary, official, or other capacity, with regard to the person's decision to participate or not to participate in a collaborative law process.  (2020-65, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-656 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 53 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|§ 1-656 - Confidentiality of collaborative law communication.

 1-656. Confidentiality of collaborative law communication.A collaborative law communication shall not be disclosed to anyone other than a party, a party's collaborative lawyer, or a nonparty participant except to the extent agreed by the parties in a signed record or as provided by law of this State other than this Article.  (2020-65, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-657 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 53 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|§ 1-657 - Privilege against disclosure for collaborative law communication; admissibility; discovery.

 1-657. Privilege against disclosure for collaborative law communication; admissibility; discovery.(a) Subject to G.S. 1-658 and G.S. 1-659, a collaborative law communication is privileged under subsection (b) of this section, is not subject to discovery, and is not admissible in evidence.(b) In a proceeding, the following privileges apply:(1) A party may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a collaborative law communication.(2) A nonparty participant may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a collaborative law communication of the nonparty participant.(c) Evidence or information that is otherwise admissible or subject to discovery does not become inadmissible or protected from discovery solely because of its disclosure or use in a collaborative law process.  (2020-65, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-658 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 53 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|§ 1-658 - Waiver and preclusion of privilege.

 1-658. Waiver and preclusion of privilege.(a) A privilege under G.S. 1-657 may be waived in a record or orally during a proceeding if it is expressly waived by all parties and, in the case of the privilege of a nonparty participant, it is also expressly waived by the nonparty participant.(b) A person that makes a disclosure or representation about a collaborative law communication which prejudices another person in a proceeding shall not assert a privilege under G.S. 1-657, but this preclusion applies only to the extent necessary for the person prejudiced to respond to the disclosure or representation.  (2020-65, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-659 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 53 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|§ 1-659 - Limits of privilege.

 1-659. Limits of privilege.(a) There is no privilege under G.S. 1-657 for a collaborative law communication that is any of the following:(1) Available to the public under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes or made during a session of a collaborative law process that is open, or is required by law to be open, to the public.(2) A threat or statement of a plan to inflict bodily injury or commit a crime of violence.(3) Intentionally used to plan a crime, commit or attempt to commit a crime, or conceal an ongoing crime or ongoing criminal activity.(4) In an agreement resulting from the collaborative law process, evidenced by a record signed by all parties to the agreement.(b) The privileges under G.S. 1-657 for a collaborative law communication do not apply to the extent that a collaborative law communication is sought or offered to prove or disprove a claim or complaint of professional misconduct or malpractice arising from or related to a collaborative law process.(c) There is no privilege under G.S. 1-657 if a tribunal finds, after a hearing in camera, that the party seeking discovery or the proponent of the evidence has shown the evidence is not otherwise available, the need for the evidence substantially outweighs the interest in protecting confidentiality, and the collaborative law communication is sought or offered in any of the following:(1) A criminal action involving the prosecution of a felony.(2) A proceeding seeking rescission or reformation of a contract arising out of the collaborative law process or in which a defense to avoid liability on the contract is asserted.(d) If a collaborative law communication is subject to an exception under subsection (b) or (c) of this section, only the part of the collaborative law communication necessary for the application of the exception may be disclosed or admitted.(e) Disclosure or admission of evidence excepted from the privilege under subsection (b) or (c) of this section does not make the evidence or any other collaborative law communication discoverable or admissible for any other purpose.(f) The privileges under G.S. 1-657 do not apply if the parties agree in advance in a signed record or, if a record of a proceeding reflects agreement by the parties, that all or part of a collaborative law process is not privileged. This subsection does not apply to a collaborative law communication made by a person that did not receive actual notice of the agreement before the collaborative law communication was made.  (2020-65, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-660 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 53 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|§ 1-660 - Authority of tribunal in case of noncompliance.

 1-660. Authority of tribunal in case of noncompliance.(a) If an agreement fails to meet the requirements of G.S. 1-644 or a lawyer fails to comply with G.S. 1-654, a tribunal may nonetheless find that the parties intended to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement if they did both of the following:(1) Signed a record indicating an intention to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement.(2) Reasonably believed they were participating in a collaborative law process.(b) If a tribunal makes the findings specified in subsection (a) of this section and the interests of justice require, the tribunal may do all of the following:(1) Enforce an agreement evidenced by a record resulting from the collaborative law process in which the parties participated.(2) Apply the disqualification provisions in G.S. 1-645, 1-646, 1-647, 1-649, 1-650, and 1-651.(3) Apply a privilege under G.S. 1-657.  (2020-65, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-661 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 53 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|§ 1-661 - Alternative dispute resolution permitted.

 1-661. Alternative dispute resolution permitted.Nothing in this Article prohibits the parties from using, by mutual agreement, other forms of nonadversarial alternate dispute resolution, including mediation, to reach a settlement on any of the issues included in the collaborative law participation agreement. The parties' collaborative lawyers may also serve as counsel for any form of nonadversarial alternate dispute resolution pursued as part of the collaborative law participation agreement so long as it is not a proceeding as that term is defined in G.S. 1-642(10).  (2020-65, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-662 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 53 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|§ 1-662 - Uniformity of application and construction.

 1-662. Uniformity of application and construction.In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.  (2020-65, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 1-663 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure|Article 53 - Uniform Collaborative Law Act.|§ 1-663 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

 1-663. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.This Article modifies, limits, or supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. 7001, et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that Act, 15 U.S.C. 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that Act, 15 U.S.C. 7003(b).  (2020-65, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 1B-2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1B - Contribution|Article 1 - Uniform Contribution among Tort-Feasors Act.|§ 1B-2 - Pro rata shares.

 1B-2. Pro rata shares.In determining the pro rata shares of tort-feasors in the entire liability(1) Their relative degree of fault shall not be considered;(2) If equity requires, the collective liability of some as a group shall constitute a single share; and(3) Principles of equity applicable to contribution generally shall apply. (1967, c. 847, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 1B-3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1B - Contribution|Article 1 - Uniform Contribution among Tort-Feasors Act.|§ 1B-3 - Enforcement.

 1B-3. Enforcement.(a) Whether or not judgment has been entered in an action against two or more tort-feasors for the same injury or wrongful death, contribution may be enforced by separate action.(b) Where a judgment has been entered in an action against two or more tort-feasors for the same injury or wrongful death, contribution may be enforced in that action by judgment in favor of one against other judgment defendants by motion upon notice to all parties to the action.(c) If there is a judgment for the injury or wrongful death against the tort-feasor seeking contribution, any separate action by him to enforce contribution must be commenced within one year after the judgment has become final by lapse of time for appeal or after final judgment is entered in the trial court in conformity with the decisions of the appellate court.(d) If there is no judgment for the injury or wrongful death against the tort-feasor seeking contribution, his right of contribution is barred unless he has either(1) Discharged by payment the common liability within the statute of limitations period applicable to claimant's right of action against him and has commenced his action for contribution within one year after payment,(2) Agreed while action is pending against him to discharge the common liability and has within one year after the agreement paid the liability and commenced his action for contribution, or(3) While action is pending against him, joined the other tort-feasors as third-party defendants for the purpose of contribution.(e) The recovery of judgment against one tort-feasor for the injury or wrongful death does not of itself discharge the other tort-feasors from liability to the claimant. The satisfaction of the judgment discharges the other tort-feasors from liability to the claimant for the same injury or wrongful death, but does not impair any right of contribution. Provided, however, that a consent judgment in a civil action brought on behalf of a minor, or other person under disability, for the sole purpose of obtaining court approval of a settlement between the injured minor or other person under disability and one of two or more tort-feasors, shall not be deemed to be a judgment as that term is used herein, but shall be treated as a release or covenant not to sue as those terms are used in G.S. 1B-4 unless the judgment shall specifically provide otherwise.(f) The judgment of the court in determining the liability of the several defendants to the claimant for the same injury or wrongful death shall be binding as among such defendants in determining their right to contribution. (1967, c. 847, s. 1; 1973, c. 465, s. 1; 1975, c. 866, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 1B-4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1B - Contribution|Article 1 - Uniform Contribution among Tort-Feasors Act.|§ 1B-4 - Release or covenant not to sue.

 1B-4. Release or covenant not to sue.When a release or a covenant not to sue or not to enforce judgment is given in good faith to one of two or more persons liable in tort for the same injury or the same wrongful death:(1) It does not discharge any of the other tort-feasors from liability for the injury or wrongful death unless its terms so provide; but it reduces the claim against the others to the extent of any amount stipulated by the release or the covenant, or in the amount of the consideration paid for it, whichever is the greater; and,(2) It discharges the tort-feasor to whom it is given from all liability for contribution to any other tort-feasor. (1967, c. 847, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 1B-5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1B - Contribution|Article 1 - Uniform Contribution among Tort-Feasors Act.|§ 1B-5 - Uniformity of interpretation.

 1B-5. Uniformity of interpretation.This Article shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states that enact it. (1967, c. 847, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 1B-6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 1B - Contribution|Article 1 - Uniform Contribution among Tort-Feasors Act.|§ 1B-6 - Short title.

 1B-6. Short title.This Article may be cited as the Uniform Contribution among Tort-Feasors Act. (1967, c. 847, s. 1.)