§377.10. Low-income parties

            A. The disqualification of R.S. 9:377.9(A) applies to a collaborative lawyer representing a party with or without fee.

            B. After a collaborative family law process concludes, another lawyer in a law firm with which a collaborative lawyer is associated may represent a party without fee in the collaborative family law matter or a matter related to the collaborative family law matter if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

            (1) The party has an annual income that qualifies the party for free legal representation in accordance with the criteria established by the law firm for free legal representation.

            (2) The collaborative family law participation agreement so provides.

            (3) The collaborative lawyer is isolated from any participation in the collaborative family law matter or a matter related to the collaborative family law matter through procedures within the law firm that are reasonably calculated to isolate the collaborative lawyer from participation.

            Acts 2024, No. 98, §1.