{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-json\/20-183.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-text\/20-183.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-xml\/20-183.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-html\/20-183.html"}],"law_id":353627,"edition_id":2,"section_id":353627,"structure_id":50634,"section_number":"20-183","catch_line":"Waiver and preclusion of privilege","history":"2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 346.","full_text":"A\n\nA privilege under § 20-182 may be waived in a record or orally during a proceeding if it is expressly waived by all parties and, in the case of the privilege of a nonparty participant, it is also expressly waived by such participant.\n\nB\n\nA person who makes a disclosure or representation about a collaborative law communication that prejudices another person in a proceeding shall not assert a privilege under § 20-182; such preclusion applies only to the extent necessary for the person prejudiced to respond to the disclosure or representation.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1317500,"text":"A privilege under § 20-182 may be waived in a record or orally during a proceeding if it is expressly waived by all parties and, in the case of the privilege of a nonparty participant, it is also expressly waived by such participant.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1317501,"text":"A person who makes a disclosure or representation about a collaborative law communication that prejudices another person in a proceeding shall not assert a privilege under § 20-182; such preclusion applies only to the extent necessary for the person prejudiced to respond to the disclosure or representation.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":50634,"edition_id":2,"name":"Uniform Collaborative Law Act","identifier":"11","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":13,"parent_id":50619,"metadata":{"child_laws":20,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:30:24","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:30:53","permalink":{"id":1405095,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":50634,"identifier":"11","token":"20\/11","url":"\/20\/11\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":50619,"edition_id":2,"name":"Domestic Relations","identifier":"20","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":56,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":329,"child_structures":36},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:30:08","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:30:49","permalink":{"id":1405077,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":50619,"identifier":"20","token":"20","url":"\/20\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":353611,"structure_id":50634,"section_number":"20-168","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/20-168\/","token":"20\/11\/20-168","metadata":false},{"id":353612,"structure_id":50634,"section_number":"20-169","catch_line":"Applicability","url":"\/20-169\/","token":"20\/11\/20-169","metadata":false},{"id":353614,"structure_id":50634,"section_number":"20-170","catch_line":"Collaborative law participation agreement; requirements","url":"\/20-170\/","token":"20\/11\/20-170","metadata":false},{"id":353615,"structure_id":50634,"section_number":"20-171","catch_line":"Beginning and concluding collaborative law process","url":"\/20-171\/","token":"20\/11\/20-171","metadata":false},{"id":353616,"structure_id":50634,"section_number":"20-172","catch_line":"Proceedings pending before tribunal; status report","url":"\/20-172\/","token":"20\/11\/20-172","metadata":false},{"id":353617,"structure_id":50634,"section_number":"20-173","catch_line":"Emergency order","url":"\/20-173\/","token":"20\/11\/20-173","metadata":false},{"id":353618,"structure_id":50634,"section_number":"20-174","catch_line":"Affirmation of agreement by tribunal","url":"\/20-174\/","token":"20\/11\/20-174","metadata":false},{"id":353619,"structure_id":50634,"section_number":"20-175","catch_line":"Disqualification of collaborative lawyer and lawyers in associated law firm; exception","url":"\/20-175\/","token":"20\/11\/20-175","metadata":false},{"id":353620,"structure_id":50634,"section_number":"20-176","catch_line":"Low-income parties; exception from imputed disqualification","url":"\/20-176\/","token":"20\/11\/20-176","metadata":false},{"id":353621,"structure_id":50634,"section_number":"20-177","catch_line":"Disclosure of information","url":"\/20-177\/","token":"20\/11\/20-177","metadata":false},{"id":353622,"structure_id":50634,"section_number":"20-178","catch_line":"Standards of professional responsibility and mandatory reporting not affected","url":"\/20-178\/","token":"20\/11\/20-178","metadata":false},{"id":353623,"structure_id":50634,"section_number":"20-179","catch_line":"Appropriateness of collaborative law process","url":"\/20-179\/","token":"20\/11\/20-179","metadata":false},{"id":353624,"structure_id":50634,"section_number":"20-180","catch_line":"History of family abuse","url":"\/20-180\/","token":"20\/11\/20-180","metadata":false},{"id":353625,"structure_id":50634,"section_number":"20-181","catch_line":"Confidentiality of collaborative law communication","url":"\/20-181\/","token":"20\/11\/20-181","metadata":false},{"id":353626,"structure_id":50634,"section_number":"20-182","catch_line":"Privilege against disclosure of collaborative law communication; admissibility; discovery","url":"\/20-182\/","token":"20\/11\/20-182","metadata":false},{"id":353627,"structure_id":50634,"section_number":"20-183","catch_line":"Waiver and preclusion of privilege","url":"\/20-183\/","token":"20\/11\/20-183","metadata":false},{"id":353628,"structure_id":50634,"section_number":"20-184","catch_line":"Limits of privilege","url":"\/20-184\/","token":"20\/11\/20-184","metadata":false},{"id":353629,"structure_id":50634,"section_number":"20-185","catch_line":"Authority of tribunal in case of noncompliance","url":"\/20-185\/","token":"20\/11\/20-185","metadata":false},{"id":353630,"structure_id":50634,"section_number":"20-186","catch_line":"Uniformity of application and construction","url":"\/20-186\/","token":"20\/11\/20-186","metadata":false},{"id":353631,"structure_id":50634,"section_number":"20-187","catch_line":"Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act","url":"\/20-187\/","token":"20\/11\/20-187","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":353626,"structure_id":50634,"section_number":"20-182","catch_line":"Privilege against disclosure of collaborative law communication; admissibility; discovery","url":"\/20-182\/","token":"20\/11\/20-182","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":353628,"structure_id":50634,"section_number":"20-184","catch_line":"Limits of privilege","url":"\/20-184\/","token":"20\/11\/20-184","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/20-183\/","history_text":false,"references":[{"id":353626,"section_number":"20-182","catch_line":"Privilege against disclosure of collaborative law communication; admissibility; discovery","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-182\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":353626,"section_number":"20-182","catch_line":"Privilege against disclosure of collaborative law communication; admissibility; discovery","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-182\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1405157,"object_type":"law","relational_id":353627,"identifier":"20-183","token":"20\/11\/20-183","url":"\/20-183\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/20-183\/","token":"20\/11\/20-183","dublin_core":{"Title":"Waiver and preclusion of privilege","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 20-183","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A privilege<\/span> under § 20-182<\/a> may be waived in a record<\/span> or orally during a proceeding<\/span> if it is expressly waived by all parties and, in the case of the privilege<\/span> of a nonparty participant<\/span>, it is also expressly waived by such participant. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A person who makes a disclosure or representation about a collaborative law communication<\/span> that prejudices another person in a proceeding<\/span> shall not assert a privilege<\/span> under § 20-182<\/a>; such preclusion applies only to the extent necessary for the person prejudiced to respond to the disclosure or representation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWAIVER AND PRECLUSION OF PRIVILEGE (\u00a7 20-183)\n\nA. A privilege under § 20-182 may be waived in a record or orally during a\nproceeding if it is expressly waived by all parties and, in the case of the\nprivilege of a nonparty participant, it is also expressly waived by such\nparticipant.\n\nB. A person who makes a disclosure or representation about a collaborative law\ncommunication that prejudices another person in a proceeding shall not assert a\nprivilege under § 20-182; such preclusion applies only to the extent\nnecessary for the person prejudiced to respond to the disclosure or\nrepresentation.\n\nHISTORY: 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 346.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}