Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-3306: Proceedings pending before tribunal — Status report

PROCEEDINGS PENDING BEFORE TRIBUNAL; STATUS REPORT.

A. Persons in 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

file promptly with the tribunal a notice of the agreement after it

is signed. Subject to subsection C of this section and Sections 7

and 8 of this act, 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 law process concludes. The stay of

the proceeding under subsection A of this section is lifted when the

notice is filed. The notice may 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 may include only information on whether

the process is ongoing or concluded. It may not include a report,

assessment, evaluation, recommendation, finding, or other

communication regarding a collaborative law process or collaborative

law matter.

D. A tribunal may 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 process is filed based on delay or failure to

prosecute.