La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4628
This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4628, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.
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Deposit of absentee's share into registry of court
Official statutory text
After deducting the portion of the court costs and expenses of the sale to be paid by the absentee, the fee awarded by the court to the attorney appointed to represent him, and any amount required by the judgment to be paid a co-owner, the absentee's share of the proceeds of the sale shall be deposited into the registry of the court for the account of the absentee, his succession representative or heirs. This deposit may be withdrawn only on order of the court, in accordance with the law regulating such deposits.
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