Louisiana § RS 13:4251.204 - Special jurisdiction
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 13:4251.204 — Special jurisdiction, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 13:4251.204. Special jurisdiction
A. A court of this state lacking jurisdiction under R.S. 13:4251.203(1) through (3) has special jurisdiction to do any of the following:
(1) Appoint a guardian in an emergency for a term not exceeding ninety days for a respondent who is physically present in this state.
(2) Issue a protective order with respect to immovable or corporeal movable property located in this state.
(3) Appoint a guardian or conservator for an incapacitated or protected person for whom a provisional order to transfer the proceeding from another state has been issued under procedures similar to R.S. 13:4251.301.
B. If a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an emergency is brought in this state and this state was not the respondent's home state on the date the petition was filed, the court shall dismiss the proceeding at the request of the court of the home state, if any, whether dismissal is requested before or after the emergency appointment.
Acts 2016, No. 333, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 13:4251.204 ("Special jurisdiction") 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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