Louisiana § RS 13:3422 - Petitions filed in two or more courts

Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 13:3422 — Petitions filed in two or more courts, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ RS 13:3422. Petitions filed in two or more courts

If petitions for the appointment of a curator for an absent person are filed in two or more competent courts, the court in which a petition was first filed shall proceed to a determination of the issues and the proceedings in the other courts shall be stayed.  However, the first court may adopt as its own any of the proceedings taken in the other courts.  

Acts 1990, No. 989, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.  

Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section RS 13:3422 ("Petitions filed in two or more courts") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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