Parental obligation of support and education

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LA Code › Code civil-code › Article 224

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Parents are obligated to support, maintain, and educate their child. The obligation to educate a child continues after minority as provided by law.

Acts 2015, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.

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