Art. 365. Emancipation

CHAPTER 2. EMANCIPATION Art. 365. Emancipation There are three kinds of emancipation: judicial emancipation, emancipation by marriage, and limited emancipation by authentic act. Acts 2008, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.

Art. 366. Judicial emancipation

Art. 366. Judicial emancipation A court may order for good cause the full or limited emancipation of a minor sixteen years of age or older. Full judicial emancipation confers all effects of majority on the person emancipated, unless otherwise provided by law. Limited judicial emancipation confers the effects of majority specified in the judgment of […]

Art. 367. Emancipation by marriage

Art. 367. Emancipation by marriage A minor sixteen or seventeen years of age is fully emancipated by marriage. Termination of the marriage does not affect emancipation by marriage. Emancipation by marriage may not be modified or terminated. Acts 2008, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2019, No. 401, §1.

Art. 368. Limited emancipation by authentic act

Art. 368. Limited emancipation by authentic act An authentic act of limited emancipation confers upon a minor age sixteen or older the capacity to make the kinds of juridical acts specified therein, unless otherwise provided by law. The act shall be executed by the minor, and by the parents of the minor, if parental authority […]

Art. 369. Emancipation; when effective

Art. 369. Emancipation; when effective Judicial emancipation is effective when the judgment is signed. Emancipation by marriage is effective upon marriage. Limited emancipation by authentic act is effective when the act is executed. Acts 2008, No. 786, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.

Art. 370. Modification and termination of judicial emancipation

Art. 370. Modification and termination of judicial emancipation The court may modify or terminate its judgment of emancipation for good cause. A judgment modifying or terminating a judgment of emancipation is effective toward third persons as to immovable property when the judgment is filed for registry in the conveyance records of the parish in which […]

Art. 371. Modification or termination of limited emancipation by authentic act

Art. 371. Modification or termination of limited emancipation by authentic act The parties to an authentic act of limited emancipation may modify or terminate the limited emancipation by making a subsequent authentic act. In addition, a court, for good cause, may modify or terminate limited emancipation by authentic act. An authentic act or judgment modifying […]