Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12)

Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12), article 787

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787. (1) Any judicial act performed by, or against, any person who is under disability to sue or be sued, and not duly authorized for the purpose, is null. (2) Any nullity arising from minority may not be alleged except by the minor himself or his heir. (3) Any nullity from want of assent of the parent, may not be alleged except by the parent; nor may it be alleged by the parent after the child ceases to be subject to parental authority. Cure of defect of nullity. Amended by: IV.1862.16; XLVI.1973. 108; XXXIV.2025.10.

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