Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 4551

  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.

            A. In the judgment of interdiction, the court shall:

            (1) Appoint a curator.

            (2) Appoint an undercurator, unless an undercurator is not required by law.

            (3) State that the powers of the curator commence only upon qualification.

            (4) Direct the clerk of court to record the judgment in the conveyance and mortgage records of the parish where it was rendered.

            (5) Set forth the name, domicile, age, and current address of the defendant.

            B. In addition, a judgment of limited interdiction shall confer upon the limited curator only those powers necessitated by the interests of the limited interdict to be protected through limited interdiction and shall state that the limited interdict retains the capacity of a natural person except as expressly limited by the judgment.

            C. In addition, a judgment granting or extending temporary or preliminary interdiction shall set forth the date of termination.

            Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 25, §3, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2016, No. 122, §1.