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LA Code Civ Pro art. 3132 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3132. Public inventory

The public inventory of the property of a deceased person, or of other estates under the administration of the court, shall be taken by a notary appointed by the court, in the presence of at least two competent witnesses, assisted by two competent appraisers appointed and sworn by the notary. The witnesses and appraisers need not be residents of the parish where the inventory is taken. The taking of the inventory may be attended by any person interested in the estate to be administered, or by his attorney; and when timely requested to do so, the notary shall give such person, or his attorney, notice by ordinary mail of the time and place thereof.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3133 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3133. Proces verbal of inventory

The public inventory shall be evidenced by the notary's proces verbal of the proceedings, subscribed by him, and signed by the appraisers, witnesses, and other persons who have attended. This proces verbal shall contain:  (1) The names, surnames, domiciles, and qualities of the notary taking the inventory, of the witnesses thereto, of the appraisers who have valued the property, and of any other interested persons who have attended;  (2) The dates when and places where the inventory was taken;  (3) A description of the manner in which the inventory was taken;  (4) An adequate description of each item of property belonging to the estate and found in the parish where the inventory was taken, and the fair market value thereof estimated by the appraisers;  (5) An adequate description of all of the titles, account books, and written evidences of indebtedness due the estate, found during the taking of the inventory, and the amounts of the indebtedness, and the name, surname, and address of each debtor, as shown therein;  (6) An adequate description of any property owned in whole or in part by third persons, or claimed by third persons as having been left on loan, deposit, consignment, or otherwise; and  (7) A recapitulation of the aggregate value of all movable property, the aggregate value of all immovable property, and the total value of all property owned by the estate.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3134 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3134. Return of proces verbal of inventory

The notary who took the inventory, or the party at whose instance it was taken, shall make duplicate copies of the proces verbal, the original proces verbal shall be returned into the court which ordered it taken, immediately upon its completion and signing. The duplicate copy shall be certified and filed with the collector of revenue. A certified copy of the proces verbal of any inventory taken in Orleans Parish may be returned in the same manner, and with the same effect as the original. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 326, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1973.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3135 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3135. Proces verbal of inventory prima facie proof; traverse

The proces verbal of a public inventory returned into court as provided in Article 3134 shall be accepted as prima facie proof of all matters shown therein, without homologation by the court. An interested person at any time may traverse the proces verbal of a public inventory by contradictory motion served upon the notary and the person at whose instance the inventory was made. If a descriptive list is amended or successfully traversed a copy of the amended or traversed proces verbal shall be filed with the Collector of Revenue. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 326, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1973.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3136 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3136. Descriptive list of property in lieu of inventory

Whenever an inventory of succession property otherwise would be required by law, the person at whose instance the inventory would be taken may file with the Department of Revenue and in the succession proceeding, in lieu of an inventory complying with articles 3131 through 3135, a detailed, descriptive list of all succession property. This list shall be sworn to and subscribed by the person filing it, shall show the location of all items of succession property, and shall set forth the fair market value of each item thereof at the date of the death of the deceased. The privilege of filing a descriptive list of succession property, in lieu of an inventory thereof, may be exercised without judicial authority. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 326, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1973.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3137 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3137. Descriptive list prima facie correct; amendment or traverse; reduction or increase of security

The descriptive list of succession property authorized by Article 3136 shall be accepted as prima facie proof of all matters shown therein, unless amended or traversed successfully. The court may amend the descriptive list at any time to correct errors therein, on ex parte motion of the person filing it. Any interested person may traverse the descriptive list at any time, on contradictory motion served on the person filing it. If a descriptive list is amended, or successfully traversed a copy of the amended or traversed descriptive list shall be filed with the Department of Revenue. The court may order the reduction or increase of the security required of a succession representative to conform to the corrected total value of the property of the succession. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 326, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1973.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3151 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3151. Security of administrator

Except as otherwise provided by law, the person appointed administrator shall furnish security for the faithful performance of his duties in an amount exceeding by one-fourth the total value of all property of the succession as shown by the inventory or descriptive list. The court may reduce the amount of this security, on proper showing, whenever it is proved that the security required is substantially in excess of that needed for the protection of the heirs and creditors.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3152 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3152. Security of provisional administrator

The person appointed provisional administrator shall furnish security for the faithful performance of his duties in an amount determined by the court as being adequate for the protection of the heirs, legatees, surviving spouse in community, and creditors of the succession.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3153 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3153. Security of testamentary executor

The person appointed dative testamentary executor shall furnish the same security as is required of the administrator under Article 3151. The person named by the testator as executor is not required to furnish security, except when required by the testament or as provided in Articles 3154 through 3155.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3154 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3154. Forced heirs and surviving spouse in community may compel executor to furnish security

Forced heirs and the surviving spouse in community of the testator may compel the executor to furnish security by an ex parte verified petition therefor. If the court finds that the petitioner is a forced heir, or the surviving spouse in community, it shall order the executor to furnish security, within ten days of the service of the order, in an amount determined by the court as adequate to protect the interest of the petitioner.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3155 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3155. Creditor may compel executor to furnish security

A person having a pecuniary claim against a testate succession, whether liquidated or not, or claiming the ownership of specific items of property in the possession of the succession, may compel the executor to furnish security in an amount exceeding by one-fourth the amount of the claim, or the value of the property as shown on the inventory or the descriptive list. His verified petition for security may be presented ex parte to the court, which shall order the executor to furnish such security within ten days of the service of the order upon him.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3156 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3156. Maximum security of executor

The executor cannot be compelled to furnish security, under the provisions of Articles 3153 through 3155, in an amount in excess of the maximum security required of the administrator under Article 3151.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3157 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3157. Special mortgage in lieu of bond

The person appointed or confirmed as succession representative may give a special mortgage on unencumbered immovable property within the parish where the succession has been opened, in lieu of the security required by Articles 3151 through 3155. The mortgage shall be for the same amount as the security required, and shall be approved by the court before letters may be issued to him.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3158 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3158. Oath of succession representative

Before the person appointed or confirmed as succession representative enters upon the performance of his official duties, he must take an oath to discharge faithfully the duties of his office.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3159 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3159. Issuance of letters to succession representative

After the person appointed or confirmed as succession representative has qualified by furnishing the security required of him by law, and by taking his oath of office, the clerk shall issue to him letters of administration or letters testamentary, as the case may be. These letters, issued in the name and under the seal of the court, evidence the confirmation or appointment of the succession representative, his qualification, and his compliance with all requirements of law relating thereto.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3171 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3171. Appointment

If it appears from the record, or is otherwise proved by an interested party, that an heir of an intestate, or a legatee or presumptive legal heir of a deceased testator, is an absentee, and there is a necessity for such appointment, the court shall appoint an attorney at law to represent the absent heir or legatee.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3172 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3172. Duties

The attorney at law appointed to represent an absent heir or legatee shall:  (1) Make all necessary efforts to determine the identity and address of the absent heir or legatee, and to inform him of the death of the deceased and of his interest in the succession;  (2) Represent the absent heir or legatee in the succession, and defend his interests in all contradictory proceedings brought against him therein; and  (3) Take any conservatory action necessary to protect the interests of the absent heir or legatee, including the filing of all necessary suits.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3173 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3173. Removal; appointment of successor

The attorney at law appointed to represent an absent heir or legatee may be relieved by the court of his trust for any lawful reason, shall be removed by the court for nonperformance of duty, and his office shall terminate when the absent heir or legatee by proper pleading advises the court of his appointment of an attorney in fact, or of the selection of his own counsel. If the attorney appointed to represent an absent heir or legatee, as provided in Article 3171, is removed, resigns, or dies, the court may appoint another attorney at law to succeed him.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3174 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3174. Compensation

The court may allow the attorney at law appointed to represent an absent heir or legatee, upon the completion of his duties, reasonable compensation for the services rendered, payable out of the share of the absent heir or legatee in the succession. If the person whom the attorney has been appointed to represent is not entitled to any share in the succession, or such share is insufficient to compensate him adequately for his services, his reasonable compensation shall be taxed as costs of court against the mass of the succession. Such compensation may be determined judicially by contradictory motion against the absent heir or legatee, if he has appeared through counsel or an attorney in fact, or otherwise against the succession representative.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3181 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3181. Revocation of appointment or confirmation; extension of time to qualify

If a person appointed or confirmed as succession representative fails to qualify for the office within ten days after his appointment or confirmation, on its own motion or on motion of any interested person, the court may revoke the appointment or confirmation, and appoint another qualified person to the office forthwith. The delay allowed herein for qualification may be extended by the court for good cause shown.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3182 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3182. Removal

The court may remove any succession representative who is or has become disqualified, has become incapable of discharging the duties of his office, has mismanaged the estate, has failed to perform any duty imposed by law or by order of court, has ceased to be a domiciliary of the state without appointing an agent as provided in Article 3097(4), or has failed to give notice of his application for appointment when required under Article 3093. The court on its own motion may, and on motion of any interested party shall, order the succession representative sought to be removed to show cause why he should not be removed from office. The removal of a succession representative from office does not invalidate any of his official acts performed prior to his removal.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3192 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3192. Duties and powers of multiple representatives

If there are several succession representatives, all action by them shall be taken jointly, unless:  (1) The testator has provided otherwise; or  (2) The representatives have filed in the record a written authorization to a single representative to act for all.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3193 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3193. Powers of surviving representatives

Every power exercised by joint succession representatives may be exercised by the survivor of them in case of the death or termination of appointment of one or more of them, unless the testator has provided otherwise.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3194 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3194. Contracts between succession representative and succession prohibited; penalties for failure to comply

A succession representative cannot in his personal capacity or as representative of any other person make any contracts with the succession of which he is a representative. He cannot acquire any property of the succession, or interest therein, personally or by means of third persons, except as provided in Article 3195. All contracts prohibited by this article are voidable and the succession representative shall be liable to the succession for all damages resulting therefrom.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3195 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3195. Contracts between succession representative and succession; exceptions

The provisions of Article 3194 shall not apply when a testament provides otherwise or to a succession representative who is:  (1) The surviving spouse of the deceased;  (2) A partner of the deceased, with respect to the assets and business of the partnership;  (3) A co-owner with the deceased, with respect to the property owned in common;  (4) An heir or legatee of the deceased; or  (5) A mortgage creditor or holder of a vendor's privilege, with respect to property subject to the mortgage or privilege. Amended by Acts 1961, No. 23, §1.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3196 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3196. Procedural rights of succession representative

In the performance of his duties, a succession representative may exercise all procedural rights available to a litigant.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3197 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3197. Duty to close succession

It shall be the duty of a succession representative to close the succession as soon as advisable.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3198 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3198. Compromise and modification of obligations

A succession representative may:  (1) Effect a compromise of an action or right of action by or against the succession; or  (2) Extend, renew, or in any manner modify the terms of any obligation owed by or to the succession. Any action taken under this article must be approved by the court after notice as provided by Article 3229.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3211 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3211. Duty to take possession; enforcement of claims and obligations

A succession representative shall be deemed to have possession of all property of the succession and shall enforce all obligations in its favor.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3221 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3221. Preservation of succession property

A succession representative shall preserve, repair, maintain, and protect the property of the succession.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3222 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3222. Deposit of succession funds; unauthorized withdrawals prohibited; penalty

A succession representative shall deposit all moneys collected by him as soon as received, in a bank account in his official capacity, in a state or national bank in this state, and shall not withdraw the deposits or any part thereof, except in accordance with law. On failure to comply with the provisions of this article, the court may render a judgment against the succession representative and his surety in solido to the extent of twenty percent interest per annum on the amount not deposited or withdrawn without authority, such sum to be paid to the succession. He may also be adjudged liable for all special damage suffered, and may be dismissed from office.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3223 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3223. Investment of succession funds

When it appears to the best interest of the succession, and subject to the representative's primary duty to preserve the estate for prompt distribution and to the terms of the testament, if any, the court may authorize a succession representative to invest the funds of the succession and make them productive. Unless the testator has provided otherwise, such investments shall be restricted to the kinds of investments permitted to trustees by the laws of this state.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3224 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3224. Continuation of business

When it appears to the best interest of the succession, and after compliance with Article 3229, the court may authorize a succession representative to continue any business of the deceased for the benefit of the succession; but if the deceased died testate and his succession is solvent, the order of court shall be subject to the provisions of the testament. This order may contain such conditions, restrictions, regulations, and requirements as the court may direct.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3224.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3224.1. Continuation of corporation or partnership in which decedent held a majority interest

A. The succession representative of an estate owning a majority interest in a corporation or partnership shall provide notice as provided in Articles 3272 and 3282 prior to alienating, encumbering, or disposing of any real property of a corporation or partnership in which the decedent held a majority interest at the time of his death. The notification required herein shall be by certified mail to the last known address of the heirs or legatees. The heirs and legatees may waive this notification. B. Upon motion by an heir or legatee, and contradictory hearing thereon, the court may require that a succession representative of an estate owning a majority interest in a corporation or partnership seek court approval prior to alienating, encumbering, or disposing of any or all of the real property belonging to the corporation or partnership. Acts 1992, No. 999, §1.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3225 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3225. Continuation of business,; interim order unappealable

When an application to continue business has been filed, the court may issue an interim ex parte order to the succession representative to continue the business immediately until such time as the procedure provided for by Article 3229 may be complied with. The order granted herein shall expire at the end of forty-five days unless extended by the court. No appeal shall lie from the granting or denial of the interim order.  Amended by Acts 1972, No. 666, §1.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3226 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3226. Lease of succession property

When it appears to the best interest of the succession, the court may authorize a succession representative to grant a lease upon succession property after compliance with Article 3229. No lease may be granted for more than one year, except with the consent of the heirs and interested legatees. The court may also authorize the granting of mineral leases on succession property after compliance with Article 3229. The leases may be for a period greater than one year as may appear reasonable to the court. A copy of the proposed lease contract shall be attached to the application for the granting of a mineral lease, and the court may require alterations as it deems proper. The order of the court shall state the minimum bonus, if any, to be received by the executor or administrator of the estate under the lease and the minimum royalty to be reserved to the estate, which in no event shall be less than one-eighth royalty on the oil and such other terms as the court may embody in its order. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 131, §1.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3227 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3227. Execution of contracts

If a person dies before performing an executory contract evidenced by writing, the court may authorize the succession representative to perform the contract, after compliance with Article 3229.
LA Code Civ Pro art. 3228 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Civil Procedure|Art. 3228. Loans to succession representative for specific purposes; authority to encumber succession property as security therefor

When it appears to the best interest of the succession, and after compliance with Article 3229, the court may authorize a succession representative to borrow money for the purposes of preserving the property or the orderly administration of the estate, of paying estate debts, and for expenditures in the regular course of business conducted in accordance with Article 3224. As security for the loans the court may authorize the succession representative to encumber succession property upon the terms and conditions as it may direct. Acts 1995, No. 203, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1421, §3, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2010, No. 175, §1.