Article 259

Option of acceptance of tutorship. ACTIVE

The tutor by will is not compelled to accept the tutorship to which he is appointed by the father or mother.

But if he refuses the tutorship, he loses in that case all the legacies and other advantages, which the person who appointed him may have made in his favor under a persuasion that he would accept this trust.

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La. Civ. Code art. 259 (2026).
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@misc{lacivcode-art-259,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 259},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/259},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}