CC 229
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CC 229
SECTION 4. AUTHORITY OVER THE PROPERTY OF THE CHILD
Art. 229. Administration of the property of the child
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.
Amended by Acts 1970, No. 436, §2; Acts 1972, No. 668, §1; Acts 1979, No. 249, §1; Acts 2015, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.