When the court appoints a provisional tutor, it shall order the taking of an inventory or the preparation of a detailed descriptive list of the minor's property as provided in Articles 4101 and 4102.
Art. 4072.Inventory Or Detailed Descriptive List On Appointment of Provisional Tutor
Book VII. Special Proceedings · Title VI. Tutorship · Chapter 2. Appointment of Particular Tutors · Enacted 1983 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 30, 2026
In one sentenceArticle 4072 requires the court, upon appointing a provisional tutor, to order that an inventory be taken or a detailed descriptive list be prepared of the minor's property, following the same procedure Articles 4101 and 4102 set out for tutorship inventories generally.
Full Text of Art. 4072
Amendment History
Acts 1983, No. 344, §1.
Plain-English Summary
Cataloging what belongs to the minor is not optional merely because the tutorship is provisional rather than permanent. Article 4072 ties the appointment of a provisional tutor directly to the inventory process, requiring the court to order it at the same time the provisional tutor is appointed.
The court can order either a full inventory or the preparation of a detailed descriptive list, the same two options available in a permanent tutorship, and the procedure for carrying either one out follows Articles 4101 and 4102, the general rules for a minor's inventory found in Chapter 3 of this Title.
Getting an accurate baseline of the minor's property in place early matters. It fixes what the provisional tutor is accountable for managing and preserving, and it gives whoever is ultimately confirmed as permanent tutor a starting record to work from rather than relying only on the provisional tutor's own account of what existed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a provisional tutor's appointment trigger an inventory of the minor's property?
Yes. Article 4072 requires the court to order an inventory or a detailed descriptive list at the time it appoints a provisional tutor.
What procedure governs an inventory taken for a provisional tutorship?
The same procedure that applies to tutorship inventories generally, set out in Articles 4101 and 4102.
Can the court order a descriptive list instead of a full inventory?
Yes. Article 4072 allows either an inventory or the preparation of a detailed descriptive list, consistent with the options in Article 4101.
Why does the inventory matter for a temporary provisional tutorship?
It establishes a baseline record of the minor's property that the provisional tutor is responsible for, and that a later permanent tutor can rely on.
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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