The Collaborative Law Section is comprised of attorneys whose aim is to educate legal and client communities about collaborative law; to improve and enhance the practice of collaborative law, to identify the practitioners of collaborative law for the benefit of the public; and to provide a forum for interaction among collaborative law practitioners from all disciplines of the law.

Update on the Uniform Collaborative Law Act In 2009, the UCLA was unanimously approved by the Uniform Law Commission. In considering enactment, the Commission gave states a choice whether the UCLA will be limited to family law maters, or to enact the UCLA with no limitation as to scope. By early 2013, the UCLA had been enacted in five states and the District of Columbia. The 2011 Session of the Texas Legislature enacted the Collaborative Family Law Act, which applies only to a matter arising under Title 1 or 5 of the Family Code. It is anticipated that the Texas Uniform Collaborative Law Act will be introduced in the 2013 Session of the Texas Legislature. The Act will add a new Chapter 161 to the Civil Practices & Remedies Code; thereby extending the benefits and protections of the collaborative law statute to parties who wish to use the collaborative process to resolve their dispute in all areas of law. The Drafting Committee has prepared an Executive Summary of the Texas Uniform Collaborative Law Act. Many forward thinking Texans would like to see the UCLA enacted in the 2013 Session of the Texas Legislature. The Texas UCLA has the support of the State Bar's ADR and Collaborative Law Sections, and many members of the judiciary, legal educators, individuals and organizations in Texas. Your support is most welcome. To find out how you can help. Contact Larry Maxwell, Chair of the Collaborative Law Section, or Sherrie Abney, the Section's VP, Civil Law.