Art. 4232.Revocation of Appointment; Extension of Time to Qualify

Revocation under Article 4232 is a different tool than removal under Article 4234 or disqualification under Article 4231. It undoes an appointment before the appointee has ever taken office, because the person named tutor failed to complete qualification, meaning furnishing the required security and taking the oath under Article 4171, within the time the law allows. It is a housekeeping mechanism for a stalled appointment, not a finding of misconduct.

The mechanics are simple. A tutor other than a parent has ten days from appointment to qualify. If that window passes without qualification, the court, acting on its own motion or on motion of any interested person, may revoke the appointment and appoint another qualified person forthwith, avoiding a prolonged gap in the minor's protection. The ten-day rule applies to non-parent appointees; it does not disturb the appointment of a parent serving as natural tutor.

The deadline is not rigid. The court may extend the ten days for good cause shown, accommodating delay caused by something outside the appointee's control, such as difficulty arranging a bond or locating property for a special mortgage, rather than forcing revocation over a delay that was never the appointee's fault.