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  "heading": "Parental authority; custody award",
  "text": "Parental authority continues during marriage, unless modified by a judgment awarding custody to one parent, by a joint custody implementation order, or by a judgment awarding custody to a person other than a parent.\n\nAn ascendant, other than a parent, who is awarded custody has parental authority. The authority of a person who is awarded custody, other than a parent or an ascendant, is governed by the rules of tutorship, unless modified by court order.",
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      "name": "Persons Having Parental Authority and of Its Delegation and Suspension"
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