Louisiana § RS 9:770 - Termination of custodianship
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 9:770 — Termination of custodianship, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 9:770. Termination of custodianship
The custodian shall transfer in an appropriate manner the custodial property to the minor or to the minor's estate upon the earlier of the following:
(1) The minor's attainment of twenty-two years of age.
(2) The minor's judicial emancipation.
(3) The minor's death.
Acts 1987, No. 469, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988; Acts 2023, No. 60, §1.
NOTE: See Acts 2024, No. 194, §1, regarding retroactive application of Acts 2023, No. 60.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 9:770 ("Termination of custodianship") 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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