SECTION 5. PERSON HAVING PARENTAL AUTHORITY AND

OF ITS DELEGATION AND SUSPENSION

Art. 232. Parental authority

            Either parent during the marriage has parental authority over his child unless otherwise provided by law.

            Under extraordinary circumstances, such as if one parent is mentally incompetent, interdicted, or imprisoned, or is an absent person, the other parent has exclusive authority.

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