This bill enacts the Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act.
This bill:
- defines terms;
- provides the scope of the Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act (act);
- addresses the law that is applicable to arbitration in a family law dispute;
- provides the requirements for an arbitration agreement for a family law dispute;
- allows a party to initiate arbitration by giving notice to the other party in accordance with the arbitration agreement or the laws governing contractual arbitration;
- provides the framework for motions for judicial relief involving a family law arbitration;
- provides the qualification and selection requirements for an arbitrator;
- requires certain disclosures by an arbitrator, the parties, and the attorneys representing the parties;
- addresses the disqualification of an arbitrator;
- addresses the participation of, and a communication by, an attorney or other individual in family law arbitration;
- allows a court or arbitrator to make a temporary order when there is an arbitration of a family law dispute;
- addresses protection orders in family law arbitration;
- provides the powers and duties of an arbitrator;
- addresses the recording of an arbitration hearing;
- provides the requirements for an award by an arbitrator in a family law arbitration;
- addresses the confirmation or correction of an award in a family law arbitration;
- addresses the vacation or amendment of an award in a family law arbitration by a court;
- addresses the requirements for a party seeking to clarify a confirmed award;
- requires a court to enter a judgment for a family law arbitration award;
- allows a court to seal or redact a document that was part of the family law arbitration;
- addresses the modification and enforcement of a confirmed award or judgment from a family law arbitration;
- addresses when an appeal from a family law arbitration may be taken;
- addresses immunity of an arbitrator in a family law arbitration;
- addresses the uniformity of application and construction of the act;
- addresses the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act; and
- provides a transitional provision.