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Article 229

Administration of the property of the child ACTIVE

Each parent has the right and the obligation to administer the property of the child. The parent must do so as a prudent administrator and is answerable for any damage caused by his fraud, fault, default, or neglect. An action for failure to perform this obligation is subject to a liberative prescription of five years that commences to run from the day the child attains the age of majority.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1970, No. 436, §2
  • amendment Acts 1972, No. 668, §1
  • amendment Acts 1979, No. 249, §1
  • amendment Acts 2015, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016

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La. Civ. Code art. 229 (2026).
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@misc{lacivcode-art-229,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 229},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/229},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}