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While Louisiana sets the standard age of majority at 18, emancipation can allow a minor to be responsible for their own well-being and make all of their own decisions regarding school, healthcare, and other matters. If you are 16 years old or older, you can ask the juvenile court for emancipation.

So, you can't just tell someone else that you want them to act as your agent over your person or over your property. All of the documents must be notarized. That means it must be signed in front of a notary public and two witnesses. Even copies of the power of attorney must be certified through the original document.

The Louisiana Minor Child Power of Attorney, or as it is referred to within the content of the state's law, a ?Provisional Custody by Mandate?, is the statutory form used to grant certain parental rights to an agent (mandatary).

Your POA must be in written form. Verbal POAs are not valid in Louisiana. You must notarize all of your POA documents, even the copies, in order to ensure it is certified under Louisiana law. Notarizing your documents means signing the document in front of a notary and two witnesses.

There are several different types of legal custody in Louisiana. They are provisional transfer of custody by mandate, voluntary transfer of custody by court order, tutorship, court ordered when the child is in state custody and court ordered when the child is in the parent's custody.

The child must have been found to be a Child in Need of Care by the court. Then the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), the parent or the attorney for the child may make a request of the court asking that a guardian be appointed. The child must have lived with the guardian for at least 6 months.