If one of the spouses is permanently unable to express his or her will, or if he or she jeopardises the interests of the family, either by allowing his or her own property to wither, or by dissipating or misappropriating the income he or she derives from it, he or she may, at the request of his or her spouse, be divested of the rights of administration and enjoyment granted to him or her by the preceding article. The provisions of articles 1445 to 1447 are applicable to this application.
Unless the appointment of a court-appointed administrator appears necessary, the judgment confers on the claimant spouse the power to administer the own property of the divested spouse, as well as to collect the fruits thereof, which must be applied by him or her to the expenses of the marriage and the surplus used for the benefit of the community.
From the date of the application, the divested spouse may only dispose of the bare ownership of his or her property alone.
He may subsequently apply to the courts to regain his rights, if he establishes that the causes that had justified the divestment no longer exist.