Louisiana Statutes
§ 13:3422 — Petitions filed in two or more courts
Louisiana § 13:3422
JurisdictionLouisiana
Title 13Courts and Judicial Procedure
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Bluebook
La. Stat. Ann. § 13:3422 (2026).
Text
If petitions for the appointment of a curator for an absent person are filed in two or more competent courts, the court in which a petition was first filed shall proceed to a determination of the issues and the proceedings in the other courts shall be stayed. However, the first court may adopt as its own any of the proceedings taken in the other courts.
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Legislative History
Acts 1990, No. 989, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
Nearby Sections
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§ 13:3421§ 13:3424
Costs§ 13:3425
Notice§ 13:3426
Request for notice§ 13:3427
Descriptive list§ 13:3428
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Louisiana § 13:3422, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/la/13%3A3422.