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NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23D-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23D-7 - Conclusion of family collaborative law process.

2A:23D-7 Conclusion of family collaborative law process.  7. a. A family collaborative law process is concluded by either: (1) resolution of a family law dispute as evidenced by a signed settlement agreement; or (2) termination of the process. b. A family collaborative law process terminates when: (1) a party gives notice to other parties in a record that the process is ended, which a party may do with or without cause; or  (2) a party files a document without the agreement of all parties that initiates a proceeding related to the family law dispute; or (3) either party is subject to, or obtains, a temporary or final restraining order against the other party in accordance with the "Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991," P.L.1991, c.261 (C.2C:25-17 et seq.); or (4) an action is commenced requesting that a tribunal issue emergency relief to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interests of a party or the defense against such a request is commenced; or (5) except as provided by section 9 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-9), a party discharges a family collaborative lawyer; or (6) a party fails to provide information pursuant to section 10 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-10) that is necessary to address the issues in dispute, and one of the parties chooses to terminate the collaborative process as a result; or (7) a family collaborative lawyer ceases further representation of a party.  c. A family collaborative law process does not terminate if, with the consent of the parties, a party, or the party's family collaborative lawyer on the party's behalf, requests a tribunal to incorporate a settlement agreement into a final judgment. d. A family collaborative law participation agreement may provide additional methods of terminating or concluding a family collaborative law process consistent with P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-1 et seq.) and the Rules of Professional Conduct promulgated by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. e. In the event the family collaborative law process does not result in a judgment resolving the family law dispute and the dispute is, instead, submitted to a tribunal for adjudication, the family collaborative lawyer and the lawyers in the law firm with whom the collaborative family lawyer is associated shall not continue to represent the party in that family law dispute. L.2014, c.50, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23D-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23D-8 - Disqualification of family collaborative lawyer.

2A:23D-8 Disqualification of family collaborative lawyer.  8. A lawyer in a law firm with which the family collaborative lawyer is associated in a partnership, professional corporation, sole proprietorship, limited liability company, or law association is disqualified from appearing before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to a family collaborative law matter if the family collaborative lawyer is disqualified from doing so in subsection e. of section 7 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-7). L.2014, c.50, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23D-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23D-9 - Notice of cessation of representation; continuation of process.

2A:23D-9 Notice of cessation of representation; continuation of process.  9. a. If a family collaborative lawyer ceases or is disqualified from representation of a party, prompt notice of the cessation of representation or discharge shall be given to all parties in a record. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (5) of subsection b. of section 7 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-7), and subject to this subsection, if a family collaborative lawyer is discharged or ceases representation of a party, the family collaborative law process continues if, not later than 30 days after the date of notice of the discharge or cessation of representation is sent to the parties pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the unrepresented party: (1) retains a successor family collaborative lawyer who is identified in an amended family collaborative law participation agreement; and (2) in that amended family collaborative law participation agreement, the parties consent to continue the process and the successor lawyer confirms representation of the party.  L.2014, c.50, s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23D-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23D-10 - Disclosure of information.

2A:23D-10 Disclosure of information.  10. Except as otherwise provided by law, during the family collaborative law process a party shall, in good faith, provide timely, full, and candid disclosure of information related to the family law dispute without formal discovery. A party shall also promptly update previously disclosed information that has materially changed. The parties may define the scope of disclosure during the collaborative family law process except as provided by law. L.2014, c.50, s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23D-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23D-11 - Certain responsibilities of lawyer unaffected.

2A:23D-11 Certain responsibilities of lawyer unaffected.  11. P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-1 et seq.) does not affect, waive or supersede: a. The professional responsibility obligations and standards applicable to a lawyer or other licensed professional in this State, including but not limited to the Rules of Professional Conduct promulgated by the Supreme Court of New Jersey; or b. The obligation of a person to report abuse or neglect, abandonment, or exploitation of a child or adult under the law of this State. L.2014, c.50, s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23D-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23D-12 - Confidentiality.

2A:23D-12 Confidentiality.  12. A family collaborative law communication is confidential to the extent agreed to by the parties in a signed record or as provided by law. L.2014, c.50, s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23D-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23D-13 - Privileges.

2A:23D-13 Privileges.  13. a. Subject to sections 14 and 15 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-14 and C.2A:23D-15), a family collaborative law communication made by a party or any nonparty participant is privileged under subsection b. of this section, is not subject to discovery, and is not admissible in evidence. b. In a proceeding, and in addition to application of the lawyer-client privilege provided under the laws of this State, the following privileges apply: (1) A party may refuse to disclose, and may prevent the party's lawyer, or a nonparty participant, or any other person from disclosing, a family collaborative law communication. (2) A nonparty participant may refuse to disclose, and may prevent a party, a party's lawyer or any other person from disclosing, a family collaborative law communication of the nonparty participant. c. The privilege created by this section may be claimed by the party or nonparty participant in person, or if the party or nonparty participant is incapacitated or deceased, by his guardian or personal representative. Where a corporation or association or other legal entity is the nonparty participant claiming the privilege, and the corporation, association or other entity has been dissolved, the privilege may be claimed by its successors, assigns or trustees in dissolution. d. Evidence or information that is otherwise admissible, readily available from other sources, or subject to discovery does not become inadmissible or protected from discovery solely because of its disclosure or use in a family collaborative law process. L.2014, c.50, s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23D-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23D-14 - Waiver of privilege.

2A:23D-14 Waiver of privilege.  14. a. A privilege under section 13 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-13) may be waived in a record or orally during a proceeding if it is expressly waived by both parties and, in the case of the privilege of a nonparty participant, it is also expressly waived by the nonparty participant. b. A person who discloses or makes a representation about a family collaborative law communication that prejudices another person in a proceeding is precluded from asserting a privilege under section 13 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-13), but this preclusion applies only to the extent necessary for the person prejudiced to respond to the disclosure or representation. L.2014, c.50, s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23D-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23D-15 - Exemption from privilege.

2A:23D-15 Exemption from privilege.  15. a. There is no privilege under section 13 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-13) for a family collaborative law communication that is: (1) made during a session of a family collaborative law process that is open, or is required by law to be open, to the public; or (2) sought, obtained, or used to threaten or plan to inflict bodily injury or a crime, or to commit or attempt to commit a crime, or to conceal an ongoing crime or ongoing criminal activity; or (3) in a settlement agreement resulting from the family collaborative law process, evidenced by a record signed by both parties to the agreement; or (4) a disclosure in a report of suspected domestic violence or suspected child abuse to an appropriate agency under the laws of this State. b. There is no privilege under section 13 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-13) 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 family collaborative law communication is sought or offered in: (1) a court proceeding involving a crime; or (2) a proceeding seeking rescission or reformation of a contract arising out of the family collaborative law process or in which a defense to avoid liability on the contract is asserted. c. The privileges under section 13 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-13) for a family collaborative law communication do not apply to the extent that a communication is: (1) sought or offered to prove or disprove a claim or complaint of professional misconduct or malpractice or the unreasonableness of a family collaborative lawyer's fee arising from or related to a family collaborative law process; or (2) sought or offered to prove or disprove abuse, neglect, abandonment, or exploitation of a child or adult, unless the appropriate protective services agency is a party to or otherwise participates in the process. d. If a family collaborative law communication is subject to an exception under subsection b. or c. of this section, only the part of the 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 family collaborative law communication discoverable or admissible for any other purpose. f. The privileges under section 13 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-13) do not apply if the parties agree in advance in a signed record that all or part of a family collaborative law process is not privileged.  L.2014, c.50, s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23D-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23D-16 - Family collaborative law agreement, intention to enter into.

2A:23D-16 Family collaborative law agreement, intention to enter into.  16. If a family collaborative law participation agreement fails to meet the requirements of section 5 of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-5), the parties may be found to have intended to enter into a family collaborative law participation agreement if they signed a record indicating an intention to enter into a family collaborative law participation agreement and reasonably believed they were participating in a family collaborative law process. L.2014, c.50, s.16.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23D-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23D-17 - Application, construction of act.

2A:23D-17 Application, construction of act.  17. In applying and construing this act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact a family collaborative law act. L.2014, c.50, s.17.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23D-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23D-18 - Severability.

2A:23D-18 Severability.  18. If any provision of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-1 et seq.) or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-1 et seq.) which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of P.L.2014, c.50 (C.2A:23D-1 et seq.) are severable. L.2014, c.50, s.18.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23E-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23E-1 - Short title.

2A:23E-1 Short title.  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey International Arbitration, Mediation, and Conciliation Act." L.2017, c.1, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23E-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23E-2 - Findings, declarations relative to international arbitration.

2A:23E-2 Findings, declarations relative to international arbitration.  2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The State of New Jersey is in a unique position to benefit from the growth of international trade, and the State's position in the region provides important opportunities for the State to participate in international business, trade, and commerce; b. There will inevitably arise, from time to time, disagreements and disputes arising from international commercial transactions that are amenable to resolution through international arbitration, mediation, conciliation, and other forms of dispute resolution in lieu of international litigation; c. It is the policy of this State to encourage the use of arbitration, mediation, and conciliation to reduce disputes arising out of international business, trade, commercial, and other relationships; and d. It is declared that the objective of encouraging the development of New Jersey as an international center for the resolution of international business, commercial, trade, and other disputes be supported through the establishment of certain legal authorities, as set forth in this act. L.2017, c.1, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23E-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23E-3 - Definitions relative to international arbitration.

2A:23E-3 Definitions relative to international arbitration.  3. As used in this act: "Arbitral award" means an award signed by an arbitrator that may be the result of a settlement in arbitration, mediation, conciliation or other form of dispute resolution that involves the assistance of a neutral. "Center" means any center organized as a non-profit entity, whose principal purpose is to facilitate the resolution of international business, trade, commercial, and other disputes between persons by means of arbitration, mediation, conciliation, and other means as an alternative to litigation. "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, government, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity, including any government subdivision, agency, or instrumentality. "Resident of the United States" means a person who maintains sole residence within a state, possession, commonwealth, or territory of the United States or within the District of Columbia. "Written undertaking to arbitrate" means a writing in which a person undertakes to submit a dispute to arbitration, without regard to whether that undertaking is sufficient to sustain a valid and enforceable contract or is subject to defenses. A written undertaking may be part of a contract, may be a separate writing, and may be contained in correspondence, telegrams, telexes, or any other form of written communication. L.2017, c.1, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23E-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23E-4 - Applicability of act.

2A:23E-4 Applicability of act.  4. a. This act shall apply only to the arbitration of disputes between: (1) two or more persons at least one of whom is a nonresident of the United States; or (2) two or more persons all of whom are residents of the United States if the dispute: (a) involves property located outside the United States; (b) relates to a contract which envisages enforcement or performance in whole or in part outside the United States; or (c) bears some other relation to one or more foreign countries. b. Notwithstanding subsection a. of this section, this act shall not apply to the arbitration of: (1) any dispute pertaining to the ownership, use, development, or possession of, or a lien of record upon, real property located in this State, unless the parties expressly submit the resolution of that dispute to this act; or (2) any dispute involving family or domestic relations law. c. If, in any arbitration within the scope of this act, reference must be made, under applicable conflict of laws principles, to the arbitration law of this State, that reference shall be to this act. d. This act shall apply to any arbitration within the scope of this act, without regard to whether the place of arbitration is within or without this State: (1) if the written undertaking to arbitrate expressly provides that the laws of this State shall apply; (2) in the absence of a choice of law provision applicable to the written undertaking to arbitrate, if that undertaking forms part of a contract the interpretation of which is to be governed by the laws of this State; or (3) in any other case, any arbitral tribunal or other panel established pursuant to this act that decides under applicable conflict of laws principles that the arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the laws of this State. L.2017, c.1, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23E-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23E-5 - Consent by parties to arbitration.

2A:23E-5 Consent by parties to arbitration.  5. Conducting arbitration in this State, or making a written agreement to arbitrate which provides for arbitration within this State subject to this act, shall constitute a consent by the parties to that arbitration or undertaking to the exercise of in personam jurisdiction by the courts of this State, but only for the purposes of that arbitration. L.2017, c.1, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23E-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23E-6 - Authority of center.

2A:23E-6 Authority of center.  6. a. A center shall not be considered a department, agency, or public instrumentality of this State, and shall not be subject to the laws of this State applying to departments, agencies, or public instrumentalities of this State. b. A center shall permit the participants to an arbitration to select any body of rules and procedures for the conduct, administration, and facilitation of that proceeding, whether those rules and procedures have been prepared by private arbitral organizations, created by the participants themselves, or by the center. c. A center shall have the authority to establish rules and procedures for the conduct, administration, and facilitation of the resolution of all disputes subject to this act. d. A center shall have the authority to adopt rules providing, without limitation and by way of illustration only, for the establishment of arbitral tribunals or other panels, which shall provide that arbitral tribunals or other panels may: (1) determine the relevance and materiality of the evidence without the need to follow formal rules of evidence; (2) be able to utilize any lawful methods that it deems appropriate to obtain evidence additional to that produced by the parties; (3) issue subpoenas or other requests for the attendance of witnesses or for the production of books, records, documents, and other evidence; (4) be empowered to administer oaths, order depositions to be taken or other discovery obtained or produced, without regard to the place where the witness or other evidence is located, and appoint one or more experts to report to it; (5) fix any fees for the attendance of witnesses it deems appropriate; and (6) make awards of interest, reasonable attorney's fees and costs of arbitration as agreed to in writing by the parties, or in the absence of an agreement, as it deems appropriate. e. In assuring the exercise of the powers conferred by this act, the participants to an arbitration may apply for assistance from any court of competent jurisdiction. Any application to a court hereunder shall be made and heard in a summary way in the manner provided for the making and hearing of motions, except as otherwise herein expressly provided. L.2017, c.1, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23E-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23E-7 - Subpoena power of arbitral tribunal or panel.

2A:23E-7 Subpoena power of arbitral tribunal or panel.  7. An arbitral tribunal or panel established pursuant to section 6 of this act may subpoena in writing any person to attend before it as a witness and to bring books, papers, records, and documents. The subpoena shall issue in the name of the arbitral tribunal or panel and be signed by a majority of the tribunal or panel, shall be directed to the person being summoned, and shall be served in the same manner as subpoenas to testify before a court of this State. If any person subpoenaed to testify refuses or neglects to obey the subpoena, upon petition a court of competent jurisdiction may compel the attendance of that person before the arbitral tribunal or panel, or punish that person for contempt in the same manner now provided for the attendance of witnesses or punishment in a court of this State. The arbitral panel may also consider and take action within the arbitration, as deemed appropriate by the arbitral tribunal, in response to non-attendance by any subpoenaed person.  L.2017, c.1, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 2A:23E-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 2A - Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice|Section 2A:23E-8 - Enforcement of arbitral awards issued by center.

2A:23E-8 Enforcement of arbitral awards issued by center.  8. a. Arbitral awards issued pursuant to this act by a center shall be enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction as permitted by law and consistent with the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. s.1 et seq.), and the enforcement provisions of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, as implemented by the Federal Arbitration Act, except as provided in subsection b. of this section. b. If the parties specifically submit to jurisdiction under this act pursuant to section 4 of this act, the center may require those parties residing in countries not signatories to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, as implemented by the Federal Arbitration Act, and not having sufficient assets otherwise within the jurisdiction of the courts of this State, to post any bonds or other security as the center shall deem appropriate to assure reasonable likelihood of enforcement of any award or other relief ultimately ordered by the center in the proceeding. L.2017, c.1, s.8.