La. Civ. Code art. 51
This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 51, 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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Termination by judgment of declaration of death
Official statutory text
The curatorship of the property of the absent person also terminates when a judgment of declaration of death is rendered.
When an absent person has no known heirs and is presumed dead, it shall be the duty of the curator to initiate proceedings for a declaration of death.
Acts 1990, No. 989, ยง1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
When an absent person has no known heirs and is presumed dead, it shall be the duty of the curator to initiate proceedings for a declaration of death.
Acts 1990, No. 989, ยง1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
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