Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 9, § 377.6. Proceedings pending before tribunal; status report

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.