Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 161
161. (1) It shall be lawful for the court to appoint more than
one tutor.
(2) Where more than one tutor h ave been appointed the court
may at any time, either of its own motion or upon the demand of
any of the tutors, specify their respective duties; and, until such
time as particular duties shall ha ve been assigned to each of t hem,
each of the tutors shall have all the powers and duties of a tu tor,
and they shall all be jointly and severally liable for the acts of each
of them.
(3) Where any of the tutors dies or otherwise ceases to be tutor ,
the tutorship shall be exercised by the other tutor or tutors u nless
the court, of its own motion or upon the demand of any person s hall
have appointed another tutor in his stead.
Conflict of interest
between minors
and tutors.
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