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La. Rev. Stat. § 9:951 (2026)

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CHAPTER 3. PROVISIONAL CUSTODY BY MANDATE OF PERSONS

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Cited in 6 cases, 2000–2012 · leading case: Coutee v. Hill, 978 So. 2d 1252 (La. Ct. App. 2008).
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Coutee v. Hill, 978 So. 2d 1252 (La. Ct. App. 2008). “R.S. 9:951(A) provides: A. Parents acting jointly or, in the event of divorce, or separation from bed and board, or illegitimacy, the natural tutor, tutrix, or cotutors acting jointly, may authorize any person of legal age to provide for the care, custody, and control of a minor…”
Levert v. St. Bernard Par. Sch. Bd., 772 So. 2d 236 (La. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “Bernard School Board’s Residence Requirements, in light of LSA-R.S. 9:951, which specifically allows parents the right to give provisional custody to any individual of legal age, appears to be unobtainable.”
State ex rel. G.O., 54 So. 3d 782 (La. Ct. App. 2010). “R.S. 9:951, et seq., I do not consider the legality of that document.”
Unknown, 211 F.3d 913. · cites it 3× “R.S. 9:951 permits a custodian to authorize another to provide for the care, custody, and control of a minor child for a period of up to one year without the necessity of a court order.”
Peters v. Allen Par. Sch. Bd., 99 So. 3d 1117 (La. Ct. App. 2012). “R.S. 9:951, a parent can “authorize any person of legal age to provide for the care, custody, and control of a minor child.”
Wooley v. City Of Baton Rouge, 206 F.3d 574 (5th Cir. 2000). · cites it 2× “R.S. 9:951 was not available to effect the transfer of custody of Jordan in December of 1994.”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 9:951(A) — 1 case
Coutee v. Hill, 978 So. 2d 1252 (La. Ct. App. 2008). “R.S. 9:951(A) provides: A. Parents acting jointly or, in the event of divorce, or separation from bed and board, or illegitimacy, the natural tutor, tutrix, or cotutors acting jointly, may authorize any person of legal age to provide for the care, custody, and control of a minor…”
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