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La. Civ. Code art. 392

This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 392, 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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Curators

Official statutory text

The court shall appoint a curator to represent the interdict in juridical acts and to care for the person or affairs of the interdict, or any aspect of either. The duties and powers of a curator commence upon his qualification. In discharging his duties, a curator shall exercise reasonable care, diligence, and prudence and shall act in the best interest of the interdict.

The court shall confer upon a curator of a limited interdict only those powers required to protect the interests of the interdict.

Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 25, ยง1, eff. July 1, 2001.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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