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type: "Bill"
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title: "Uniform Collaborative Law Act; created."
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description: "Uniform Collaborative Law Act. Creates theUniform Collaborative Law Act, which provides a framework for thepractice of collaborative law, a process entered into voluntarilyby clients for the express purpose of reaching a settlement in afamily or domestic relations law matter, including (i) marriage,divorce, dissolution, annulment, and property distribution; (ii)child custody, visitation, and parenting time; (iii) alimony, spousalsupport, maintenance, and child support; (iv) adoption; (v) parentage;and (vi) negotiation or enforcement of premarital, marital, and separationagreements. The Act governs disclosure of information, privilege against disclosure of communications, and scope of representationby the attorneys in the proceeding."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 1852"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1852 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Richard C. \"Rip\" Sullivan, Jr."]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 22
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2021-01-07"
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last_action: "2021-03-25"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb6ffad5-619a-46af-8d1d-a16f544622bf"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB1852"
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source_hash: "5d9ad679c351bc500d61c3af9c122dbc92967229b0070377795623d790f98c37"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 1852 (2021) — Uniform Collaborative Law Act; created.
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Uniform Collaborative Law Act. Creates theUniform Collaborative Law Act, which provides a framework for thepractice of collaborative law, a process entered into voluntarilyby clients for the express purpose of reaching a settlement in afamily or domestic relations law matter, including (i) marriage,divorce, dissolution, annulment, and property distribution; (ii)child custody, visitation, and parenting time; (iii) alimony, spousalsupport, maintenance, and child support; (iv) adoption; (v) parentage;and (vi) negotiation or enforcement of premarital, marital, and separationagreements. The Act governs disclosure of information, privilege against disclosure of communications, and scope of representationby the attorneys in the proceeding.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0346** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0346)
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2. **HB1852ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1852ER)
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3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100753D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1852)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (34-Y 2-N) — **34–2** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Judiciary (12-Y 3-N) — **12–3** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — primary (person)
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- Kathleen Murphy — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100753D `introduction`
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- **2021-01-07** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-14** Assigned Courts sub: Civil `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-15** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-01-20** Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-01-21** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2021-01-22** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2021-01-25** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-01-25** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-01-26** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2021-01-26** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-05** Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-15** Reported from Judiciary (12-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-16** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
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- **2021-02-17** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2021-02-17** Passed Senate (34-Y 2-N) `passage`
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- **2021-02-22** Enrolled
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- **2021-02-22** Signed by President
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- **2021-02-24** Signed by Speaker
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- **2021-02-25** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
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- **2021-02-25** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
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- **2021-03-25** Approved by Governor-Chapter 346 (effective 7/1/21) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb6ffad5-619a-46af-8d1d-a16f544622bf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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