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Chapter 15

Form 15-8

This form is written for a divorce case but may be reworded as appropriate for any other family law matter. The report must be filed on or before the first anniversary of the date the written agreement to use the collaborative law procedure was signed or, if the proceeding was filed by agreement after the collaborative family law participation agreement was signed, on or before the first anniversary of the date the proceeding was filed, accompanied by a motion for continuance. Tex. Fam. Code § 15.103(c)(2).

Include the following notice if a minor is named in the caption or if the report contains other unredacted sensitive data. See § 6 of the Intro­duction in volume 1 of this manual concerning protection of sensitive data in filed documents.

NOTICE: THIS DOCUMENT
CONTAINS SENSITIVE DATA

[Caption. See § 3 of the Introduction in volume 1 of this manual.]

Collaborative Law One-Year Status Report

The parties and attorneys in this case signed a collaborative law agreement on [date]. The parties and attorneys certify, by their signatures below, that they are still participating in the collaborative law process in this suit for divorce and that they desire to continue to do so. They further certify that this report is being filed on or before the first anniversary of the date [the written agreement to use the collaborative law procedures was signed/this proceeding was filed].

The parties’ Motion for Continuance of this case [include if applicable: on the collabo­rative law docket] is attached to this report.

   
[Name]
[Petitioner/Joint Petitioner]
Signed on       

   
[Name]
[Respondent/Joint Petitioner]
Signed on       

   
[Name]
Attorney for [Petitioner/[name],
      Joint Petitioner]
State Bar No.:
[Email address]
[Address]
[Telephone]
[Fax]
Signed on       

   
[Name]
Attorney for [Respondent/[name],
      Joint Petitioner]
State Bar No.:
[Email address]
[Address]
[Telephone]
[Fax]
Signed on