La. Civ. Code art. 2355
This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 2355, 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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Judicial authorization to act without the consent of the other spouse
Official statutory text
A spouse, in a summary proceeding, may be authorized by the court to act without the concurrence of the other spouse upon showing that such action is in the best interest of the family and that the other spouse arbitrarily refuses to concur or that concurrence may not be obtained due to the physical incapacity, mental incompetence, commitment, imprisonment, temporary absence of the other spouse, or because the other spouse is an absent person.
Acts 1979, No. 709, §1; Acts 1990, No. 989, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
Acts 1979, No. 709, §1; Acts 1990, No. 989, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
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