• The four types of tutorship are (1) tutorship by nature, (2) tutorship by will, (3) tutorship by the effect of the law, and (4) tutorship by judicial appointment. La. Civ. Code art. 247. [Cases: Guardian and Ward 1.]
tutorship
Civil law. The office and power of a tutor; the power that an individual has, sui juris, to take care of one who cannot care for himself or herself.