La. Civ. Code art. 231
This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 231, part of Louisiana’s Civil Code — louisiana's civil law tradition codifies persons, property, obligations, and family relations here rather than in a separate statutory code.
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Parents' obligation to deliver and account
Official statutory text
Parents are bound to deliver to the child his property at termination of parental authority.
Parents shall also give an account of their administration when ordered by the court. The action to compel an accounting is subject to a liberative prescription of five years that commences to run from the day the child attains the age of majority.
Acts 2015, No. 260, ยง1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
Parents shall also give an account of their administration when ordered by the court. The action to compel an accounting is subject to a liberative prescription of five years that commences to run from the day the child attains the age of majority.
Acts 2015, No. 260, ยง1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.
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