(a) Requirements.-- An arbitration agreement must: (1) be in a record signed by the parties; (2) identify the arbitrator, an arbitration organization or a method of selecting an arbitrator; and (3) identify the family law dispute the parties intend to arbitrate. (b) Effect.-- Except as set forth in subsection (c), an agreement in a record to arbitrate a family law dispute which arises between the parties is: (1) valid and enforceable as any other contract; and (2) irrevocable, except on a ground that exists at law or in equity for the revocation of a contract. (c) Unenforceable agreements.-- An agreement to arbitrate a child custody dispute or child support dispute, which arises between the parties after the agreement is made is unenforceable unless: (1) the parties affirm the agreement in a record after the child custody dispute or child support dispute arises; or (2) the agreement was entered during a family law proceeding, and the court approved or incorporated the agreement in an order issued in the proceeding. (d) Objection to arbitration.-- If a party objects to arbitration on the grounds that the arbitration agreement is unenforceable or that the agreement does not include a family law dispute, the court shall decide whether the agreement is enforceable or includes the family law dispute.
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