Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 181
181. (1) The tutor shall, after deducting the expenses
necessary for the minor, profitably invest the income or other
moneys which he collects, when the amount thereof exceeds the
sum of one hundred and sixteen euro and forty-seven cents (116. 47).
(2) If the tutor fails to make such investment, he shall be liab le
in interest, unless he proves that notwithstanding all due dili gence
he has not succeeded in securing a profitable and safe investme nt.
(3) The tutor shall be liable for any loss occasioned by his
failure to take, in making the investment, such precautions as a
bonus paterfamilias would have taken.
Administration. 182. (1) The tutor shall keep at least a book of receipts and
expenditure.
(2) He shall, with his accounts , produce vouchers for any
expense of a considerable amount.
(3) The said book, if verified on oath by the tutor, shall be
sufficient to prove small expenses.
(4) The tutor shall only be credited with such expenses as are
considered useful or, having regard to the position and the mea ns of
the minor, customary.
Rendering of
accounts
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