La. Civ. Code art. 942
This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 942, 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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Persons who may bring action
Official statutory text
A. An action to declare a successor unworthy may be brought only by a person who would succeed in place of or in concurrence with the successor to be declared unworthy, or by one who claims through such a person.
B. When a person who may bring the action is a minor or an interdict, the court, on its own motion, or on the motion of any family member, may appoint an attorney to represent the minor or interdict for purposes of investigating and pursuing an action to declare a successor unworthy.
Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 824, §1.
B. When a person who may bring the action is a minor or an interdict, the court, on its own motion, or on the motion of any family member, may appoint an attorney to represent the minor or interdict for purposes of investigating and pursuing an action to declare a successor unworthy.
Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 824, §1.
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