Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-605: Proceedings before tribunal; status report.

(a) The parties to a proceeding pending before a tribunal may sign a collaborative law participation agreement to seek to resolve a collaborative matter related to the proceeding. The parties shall promptly file a notice of such agreement, on a form prescribed by the Office of the Chief Court Administrator, with the tribunal after the agreement is signed. Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section and sections 46b-606 and 46b-607, the filing of a notice of such agreement operates as an application for a stay of the proceeding.

(b) The parties shall promptly file notice in a record with the tribunal when a collaborative law process concludes. The stay of the proceeding under subsection (a) of this section is lifted when the notice is filed. The notice shall not specify any reason for termination of the process.

(c) A tribunal in which a proceeding is stayed under subsection (a) of this section may require the parties and collaborative lawyers to provide a status report on the collaborative law process and the proceeding. A status report shall include only information on whether the process is ongoing or concluded. The status report shall not include a report, assessment, evaluation, recommendation, finding or other communication regarding a collaborative law process or collaborative law matter. A tribunal shall not consider a communication made in violation of the provisions of this subsection.

(d) A tribunal shall provide parties notice and an opportunity to be heard before dismissing a proceeding in which a notice of collaborative law process is filed based on delay or failure to prosecute.