{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-13-3431","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 13:3431","heading":"Disqualification","body":"In proceedings for appointment of a curator for an absent person, no person may be appointed who is:\n(1) Under eighteen years of age;\n(2) Interdicted, or who, on contradictory hearing, is proved to be mentally incompetent;\n(3) A convicted felon, under the laws of the United States or of any state or territory thereof;\n(4) A nonresident of the state who has not appointed a resident agent for the service of process in all actions and proceedings with respect to the curatorship, and caused such appointment to be filed in the curatorship proceeding;\n(5) A corporation not authorized to perform the duties of curator in this state;\n(6) A person indebted to the absent person, except a spouse in community, unless he discharges the debt prior to the appointment;\n(7) An adverse party to a suit to which the absent person is a party; or\n(8) A person who, on contradictory hearing, is proved to be incapable of performing the duties of curator, or to be otherwise unfit for appointment.","path":["TITLE 13. COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=77495","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:51:52Z","sha256":"26fe77c812bd90d70a565f36b5aaeeca94c76f72fbf2a7db492778b984e74cfa","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-13-3430","next":"us-la/rs-13-3432"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}