Full question:
I am a minor. My dad manages my property. He has been into gambling a lot these days. I fear he might sell stuff for money. My dad says that he is not answerable to me. Is my dad correct? We live in Louisiana.
- Category: Minors
- Date:
- State: Louisiana
Answer:
In Louisiana, each parent has a right and the obligation to administer his or her child’s property in a prudent manner. If the parent causes any damage to the property by fraud, default, or neglect then the parent may be answerable to the child. The relevant statute is. La. C.C. Art. 229. It reads:“Each parent has the right and the obligation to administer the property of the child. The parent must do so as a prudent administrator and is answerable for any damage caused by his fraud, fault, default, or neglect. An action for failure to perform this obligation is subject to a liberative prescription of five years that commences to run from the day the child attains the age of majority.”
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