Section 9:377.6 - Proceedings pending before tribunal; status reportA. 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. Added by Acts 2024, No. 98,s. 1, eff. 8/1/2024.