La. Rev. Stat. § 9:377.6
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Proceedings pending before tribunal; status report
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A. Persons in a proceeding pending before a tribunal may sign a collaborative family law participation agreement to seek to resolve a collaborative family law matter related to the proceeding. The parties shall file promptly with the tribunal a notice of the agreement after it is signed. Subject to Subsection C of this Section and to R.S. 9:377.7 and 377.8, the filing operates as an application for a stay of the proceeding.
B. The parties shall file promptly with the tribunal notice in a record when a collaborative family law process concludes. The stay of the proceeding in accordance with Subsection A of this Section is lifted when the notice is filed. The notice shall not specify any reason for termination of the collaborative family law process.
C. A tribunal in which a proceeding is stayed in accordance with Subsection A of this Section may require the parties and collaborative lawyers to provide a status report on the collaborative family law process and the proceeding. A status report may include only information on whether the process is ongoing or concluded. It shall not include a report, assessment, evaluation, recommendation, finding, or other communication regarding a collaborative family law process or collaborative family law matter.
D. A tribunal shall not consider a communication made in violation of Subsection C of this Section.
E. A tribunal shall provide parties notice and an opportunity to be heard before dismissing a proceeding in which a notice of collaborative family law process is filed based on delay or failure to prosecute.
Acts 2024, No. 98, §1.
B. The parties shall file promptly with the tribunal notice in a record when a collaborative family law process concludes. The stay of the proceeding in accordance with Subsection A of this Section is lifted when the notice is filed. The notice shall not specify any reason for termination of the collaborative family law process.
C. A tribunal in which a proceeding is stayed in accordance with Subsection A of this Section may require the parties and collaborative lawyers to provide a status report on the collaborative family law process and the proceeding. A status report may include only information on whether the process is ongoing or concluded. It shall not include a report, assessment, evaluation, recommendation, finding, or other communication regarding a collaborative family law process or collaborative family law matter.
D. A tribunal shall not consider a communication made in violation of Subsection C of this Section.
E. A tribunal shall provide parties notice and an opportunity to be heard before dismissing a proceeding in which a notice of collaborative family law process is filed based on delay or failure to prosecute.
Acts 2024, No. 98, §1.
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