Terms Used In Louisiana Codes > Civil Code > PRELIMINARY TITLE > Title XXIV > Chapter 4 > Section 6 - Interruption and Suspension of Liberative Prescription

• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• 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.
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Voluntary transfer of custody: is a parent's knowing and voluntary relinquishment of legal custody to an agency, institution, or individual, subject to residual parental rights retained by the parent and under such terms and conditions that enable the child to receive adequate care and treatment. See Louisiana Children's Code 1511