Louisiana Civil Code 230 – Alienation, encumbrance, or lease of the property of the child; expenditure of fruits
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Terms Used In Louisiana Civil Code 230
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
Either parent may alienate, encumber, or lease the property of the child, compromise a claim of the child, or incur an obligation of the child for his education, support, and maintenance only with prior court approval, except as otherwise provided by law.
Nevertheless, a parent may expend, without court approval, the fruits of the child’s property for the shared benefit of the family, excluding major children not living in the household, or for the expenses of the child’s household or property.
Acts 1985, No. 173, §1; Acts 1992, No. 1014, §1; Acts 2001, No. 408, §1; Acts 2015, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.