TUTORSHIP: Provides for full or limited continuing tutorship. (8/1/24)

This bill updates Louisiana laws to allow minors aged 15 to 18 with intellectual or adaptive disabilities to be placed under full or limited continuing tutorship without needing a complete legal interdiction. The legislation expands eligibility by permitting courts to consider a person's adaptive functioning, such as daily living skills and socialization, alongside intellectual testing results when deciding if tutorship is necessary. Under full continuing tutorship, appointed parents or guardians gain the authority to consent to medical and educational decisions, while limited tutorship grants only the specific powers needed to protect the minor's interests. The decree establishing tutorship remains in effect until a court officially revokes it, ensuring long-term support for individuals who may outgrow the need for total legal incapacitation.