Court approval of payments to a minor shall be governed by the provisions of Article 4521.
Art. 4272.Court Approval of Payments to Minor
Book VII. Special Proceedings · Title VI. Tutorship · Chapter 8. General Functions, Powers, and Duties of Tutor · Last amended 2018 · Last verified July 30, 2026
In one sentenceArticle 4272 does not set its own standard for approving payments to a minor, instead directing that such approvals follow the procedure Article 4521 establishes elsewhere in the Code.
Full Text of Art. 4272
Amendment History
Amended by Acts 2018, No. 607, §1, eff. 8/1/2018. Acts 1993, No. 867, §1, eff. 6/23/1993; Acts 1995, No. 122, §1; Acts 2008, No. 716, §1.
Plain-English Summary
Rather than duplicate a separate approval procedure for payments made to a minor, Article 4272 points to Article 4521, consolidating that particular procedure in one place in the Code so it applies uniformly wherever the question of paying money to a minor comes up, rather than being restated with variations across different Titles.
This fits into Chapter 8's broader structure. Article 4271 governs how a tutor obtains court approval for actions affecting the minor's interest generally, but Article 4272 carves out the narrower and more specific question of approving payments made directly to the minor, routing it to its own dedicated article instead of folding it into Article 4271's general procedure.
A reader looking for the actual mechanics of how a payment to a minor gets approved has to consult Article 4521 directly. Article 4272's role here is to point the way there, not to lay out the requirements itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Louisiana law set out the procedure for approving a payment to a minor?
In Article 4521, which Article 4272 incorporates by reference rather than restating.
Why doesn't Article 4272 spell out its own approval procedure?
Because the Code consolidates the procedure for approving payments to a minor in a single article, Article 4521, so it applies consistently rather than being repeated across different parts of the Code.
Is court approval of a payment to a minor different from the general approval procedure for tutor actions?
Does Article 4272 itself require anything?
It requires that payments to a minor be approved under Article 4521's procedure; the substantive standards for that approval are set out there, not in Article 4272.
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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