In the case of legal administration, the guardianship judge may, at any time and for serious cause, either ex officio or at the request of relatives or allies or the public prosecutor, decide to open guardianship after hearing or calling, except in an emergency, the legal administrator. The latter may not carry out any act of disposal from the time of the application until the final judgment except in an emergency.
If guardianship is opened, the guardianship judge convenes the family council, which may either appoint the legal administrator as guardian or appoint another guardian.