In so far as applicable, Articles 3131 through 3134 shall govern the procedure for the taking of the inventory, proces verbal, and the return and effect of the proces verbal.
Art. 4102.Procedure For Inventory; Proces Verbal; Return
Book VII. Special Proceedings · Title VI. Tutorship · Chapter 3. Inventory of Minor's Property · Amendment history unavailable · Last verified July 30, 2026
In one sentenceArticle 4102 incorporates Articles 3131 through 3134 by reference, so far as they apply, to govern how a tutorship inventory is taken, how the proces verbal recording it is prepared, and what effect the return of that proces verbal carries.
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Rather than restating an entire inventory procedure inside Title VI, Article 4102 borrows one already built for another purpose: the same set of articles Louisiana uses to govern inventories in the succession context. The mechanics of walking through property, recording what was found, and returning that record to the court do not need to be reinvented for a minor's property.
The proces verbal is the notary's formal written record of the inventory as conducted — what property was found, where, and what value was assigned. Articles 3131 through 3134 set out how that document gets prepared and what happens once it is returned to the court, and Article 4102 pulls all of that into the tutorship context, insofar as those succession-context procedures fit a minor's property.
This incorporation keeps the two inventory regimes, succession and tutorship, working the same way procedurally, even though the underlying reason for the inventory differs: cataloging what a decedent left behind in one case, and what belongs to a living minor in the other.
Frequently Asked Questions
What procedure governs how a tutorship inventory is conducted?
Articles 3131 through 3134, incorporated by Article 4102 so far as they apply, the same articles that govern inventories in the succession context.
What is a proces verbal in this context?
The notary's formal written record of the inventory as conducted, documenting what property was found and what value was assigned.
Why does Louisiana use the same inventory procedure for tutorships and successions?
Cataloging property works the same way procedurally whether the property belongs to a minor or a decedent, so Article 4102 borrows the established succession-context procedure instead of duplicating it.
Does every part of Articles 3131 through 3134 apply to a tutorship inventory?
Only so far as applicable. Article 4102 adopts those articles for the tutorship context to the extent they fit a minor's property.
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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