{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-9-377.6","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 9:377.6","heading":"Proceedings pending before tribunal; status report","body":"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.\nB. 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.\nC. 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.\nD. A tribunal shall not consider a communication made in violation of Subsection C of this Section.\nE. 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.","path":["TITLE 9. CIVIL CODE-ANCILLARIES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1387168","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:19Z","sha256":"3a5110622bcbbb93f214a1971848a5bc0c9d56b9eb63e8e0182b0834c7d4fea5","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-9-377.5","next":"us-la/rs-9-377.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}