{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-9-377.19","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 9:377.19","heading":"Authority of tribunal in case of noncompliance","body":"A. If an agreement fails to meet the requirements of R.S. 9:377.4, or if a lawyer fails to comply with R.S. 9:377.14, a tribunal may nonetheless find that the parties intended to enter into a collaborative family law participation agreement if the parties:\n(1) Signed a record indicating an intention to enter into a collaborative family law participation agreement.\n(2) Reasonably believed that the parties were participating in a collaborative family law process.\nB. If a tribunal makes the findings specified in Subsection A of this Section, and the interests of justice require, the tribunal may do the following:\n(1) Enforce an agreement evidenced by a record resulting from the process in which the parties participated.\n(2) Apply the disqualification provisions of R.S. 9:377.5, 377.6, 377.9, 377.10, and 377.11.\n(3) Apply a privilege in accordance with R.S. 9:377.16.","path":["TITLE 9. CIVIL CODE-ANCILLARIES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1387208","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:20Z","sha256":"ea273a5262a16b722c8ae8915f8b9e3455400dcb747efd78538d8286bac061e0","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-9-377.18","next":"us-la/rs-9-381"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}