La. Civ. Code art. 368
This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 368, 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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Limited emancipation by authentic act
Official statutory text
An authentic act of limited emancipation confers upon a minor age sixteen or older the capacity to make the kinds of juridical acts specified therein, unless otherwise provided by law. The act shall be executed by the minor, and by the parents of the minor, if parental authority exists, or by the tutor of the minor, if parental authority does not exist. All other effects of minority shall continue.
Acts 2008, No. 786, ยง1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
Acts 2008, No. 786, ยง1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
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