An appeal from a judgment confirming, appointing, or removing a tutor or an undertutor can only be taken within thirty days from the applicable date provided in Article 2087(A). Such judgment shall not be suspended during the pendency of an appeal. The acts of a tutor or of an undertutor shall not be invalidated by the annulment of his appointment on appeal.
Art. 4068.Appeal From Judgment Confirming, Appointing, Or Removing Tutor Or Undertutor; Effect
Book VII. Special Proceedings · Title VI. Tutorship · Chapter 2. Appointment of Particular Tutors · Amendment history unavailable · Last verified July 30, 2026
In one sentenceArticle 4068 gives a party thirty days from the applicable date under Article 2087(A) to appeal a judgment confirming, appointing, or removing a tutor or undertutor, provides that such a judgment is not suspended while the appeal is pending, and protects the tutor's or undertutor's prior acts from being undone if the appointment is later annulled on appeal.
Full Text of Art. 4068
Plain-English Summary
A judgment settling who serves as tutor, or as undertutor — the official appointed alongside the tutor to watch over the tutor's own conduct — needs to be appealable, but it also needs to let the minor's affairs move forward without being frozen by a pending appeal. Article 4068 balances those two concerns.
The right to appeal is time-limited: thirty days from the applicable date fixed by Article 2087(A), rather than the longer periods that apply to some other kinds of judgments. That shorter window reflects how time-sensitive it is to settle who is managing a minor's person and property.
Two protective rules follow. First, the judgment is not suspended during the appeal, so the confirmed, appointed, or removed status takes effect and the tutorship keeps functioning while the appellate court reviews the matter. Second, even if the appeal succeeds and the appointment is annulled, that reversal does not undo what the tutor or undertutor already did while validly acting under the appointment — protecting third parties and the minor's own interests from being unwound by a later, successful appeal.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long do I have to appeal a judgment appointing a tutor in Louisiana?
Thirty days from the applicable date provided in Article 2087(A), under Article 4068.
Does an appeal pause a tutor's authority to act?
No. Article 4068 provides that the judgment confirming, appointing, or removing a tutor or undertutor is not suspended during the pendency of an appeal.
What happens to the tutor's prior actions if the appointment is reversed on appeal?
They remain valid. Article 4068 provides that the acts of a tutor or undertutor are not invalidated by the annulment of the appointment on appeal.
Does Article 4068 apply to undertutors as well as tutors?
Yes. It covers judgments confirming, appointing, or removing either a tutor or an undertutor.
Source & verification. Article text is reproduced verbatim from
the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure (legis.la.gov). Enacted by the Louisiana Legislature.
Last verified July 30, 2026.
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