In default of a testamentary tutor appointed by either of the parents, the legitimate tutorship of unemancipated minors shall belong to the person the Court may designate from among the persons mentioned below, keeping in mind the minor’s best interests and welfare.(1) Any of the grandparents.(2) Any of the brothers or sisters. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 178; May 30, 1976, No. 83, p. 258; July 21, 1977, No. 6, p. 552.
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