Louisiana § RS 9:377.16 - Privilege against disclosure for collaborative family law communication; admissibility; discovery
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§ RS 9:377.16. Privilege against disclosure for collaborative family law communication; admissibility; discovery
A. Subject to R.S. 9:377.17 and 377.18, a collaborative family law communication is privileged in accordance with Subsection B of this Section, is not subject to discovery, and is not admissible in evidence.
B. In a proceeding, the following privileges apply:
(1) A party may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a collaborative family law communication.
(2) A nonparty participant may refuse to disclose, and may prevent any other person from disclosing, a collaborative family law communication of the nonparty participant.
C. Evidence or information that is otherwise admissible or subject to discovery does not become inadmissible or protected from discovery solely because of its disclosure or use in a collaborative family law process.
Acts 2024, No. 98, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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