Disqualification

In proceedings for appointment of a curator for an absent person, no person may be appointed who is: (1) Under eighteen years of age; (2) Interdicted, or who, on contradictory hearing, is proved to be mentally incompetent; (3) A convicted felon, under the laws of the United States or of any state or territory thereof; (4) A nonresident of the state who has not appointed a resident agent for the service of process in all actions and proceedings with respect to the curatorship, and caused such appointment to be filed in the curatorship proceeding; (5) A corporation not authorized to perform the duties of curator in this state; (6) A person indebted to the absent person, except a spouse in community, unless he discharges the debt prior to the appointment; (7) An adverse party to a suit to which the absent person is a party; or (8) A person who, on contradictory hearing, is proved to be incapable of performing the duties of curator, or to be otherwise unfit for appointment.