La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4233
This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4233, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.
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Resignation of tutor
Official statutory text
A tutor other than a parent of the minor may resign when authorized by the court under Article 4271:
(1) If subsequent to his appointment as tutor he has been invested with an office or engaged in a service or occupation which excuses him from the obligation of serving as tutor;
(2) If he has reached the age of seventy years;
(3) If because of infirmity he has become incapable of discharging the duties of his office; or
(4) For any other reason which the court in its discretion may deem sufficient.
The resignation by a tutor shall become effective when a successor is appointed, as provided in Article 4237, and when his final account has been filed and homologated.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 163, ยง1.
(1) If subsequent to his appointment as tutor he has been invested with an office or engaged in a service or occupation which excuses him from the obligation of serving as tutor;
(2) If he has reached the age of seventy years;
(3) If because of infirmity he has become incapable of discharging the duties of his office; or
(4) For any other reason which the court in its discretion may deem sufficient.
The resignation by a tutor shall become effective when a successor is appointed, as provided in Article 4237, and when his final account has been filed and homologated.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 163, ยง1.
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