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Section 114 - Authority of tribunal in case of noncompliance.

UT Code § 78B-19-114 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) If an agreement fails to meet the requirements of Section 78B-19-104, or a lawyer fails to comply with Section 78B-19-111 or 78B-19-112, a tribunal may nonetheless find that the parties intended to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement if they: (a) signed a record indicating an intention to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement; and (b) reasonably believed they were participating in a collaborative law process.

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

(b) reasonably believed they were participating in a collaborative law process.

(2) If a court makes the findings specified in Subsection (1), and the interests of justice require, the court may: (a) enforce an agreement evidenced by a record resulting from the process in which the parties participated; (b) apply the disqualification provisions of Sections 78B-19-105 and 78B-19-106; and (c) apply the privileges in the Utah Rules of Evidence.

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

(b) apply the disqualification provisions of Sections 78B-19-105 and 78B-19-106; and

(c) apply the privileges in the Utah Rules of Evidence.

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