CHAPTER 3

The Family Council (n)

ARTICLE 252. The Court of First Instance may, upon application of any member of the family, a relative, or a friend, appoint a family council, whose duty it shall be to advise the court, the spouses, the parents, guardians and the family on important family questions.

ARTICLE 253. The family council shall be composed of five members, who shall be relatives of the parties concerned. But the court may appoint one or two friends of the family.

ARTICLE 254. The family council shall elect its chairman, and shall meet at the call of the latter or upon order of the court.