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LA Civ Code art. 1607 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1607. Revocation of entire testament by testator

Revocation of an entire testament occurs when the testator does any of the following: (1) Physically destroys the testament, or has it destroyed at his direction. (2) So declares in one of the forms prescribed for testaments or in an authentic act. (3) Identifies and clearly revokes the testament by a writing that is entirely written and signed by the testator in his own handwriting. Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
LA Civ Code art. 1608 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1608. Revocation of a legacy or other testamentary provision

Revocation of a legacy or other testamentary provision occurs when the testator: (1) So declares in one of the forms prescribed for testaments. (2) Makes a subsequent incompatible testamentary disposition or provision. (3) Makes a subsequent inter vivos disposition of the thing that is the object of the legacy and does not reacquire it. (4) Clearly revokes the provision or legacy by a signed writing on the testament itself. (5) Is divorced from the legatee after the testament is executed and at the time of his death, unless the testator provides to the contrary. Testamentary designations or appointments of a spouse are revoked under the same circumstances. Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
LA Civ Code art. 1609 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1609. Revocation of juridical act prior to testator's death

The revocation of a testament, legacy, or other testamentary provision that is made in any manner other than physical destruction of the testament, subsequent inter vivos disposition or divorce is not effective if the revocation itself is revoked prior to the testator's death. Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
LA Civ Code art. 1610 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1610. Other modifications

Any other modification of a testament must be in one of the forms prescribed for testaments. Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
LA Civ Code art. 1610.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1610.1. Grounds for revocation of testamentary dispositions

The same causes that authorize an action for the revocation of a donation inter vivos are sufficient to authorize an action for revocation of testamentary dispositions. Acts 2001, No. 824, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 1611 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1611. Intent of testator controls

A. The intent of the testator controls the interpretation of his testament. If the language of the testament is clear, its letter is not to be disregarded under the pretext of pursuing its spirit. The following rules for interpretation apply only when the testator's intent cannot be ascertained from the language of the testament. In applying these rules, the court may be aided by any competent evidence. B. When a testament uses a term the legal effect of which has been changed after the date of execution of the testament, the court may consider the law in effect at the time the testament was executed to ascertain the testator's intent in the interpretation of a legacy or other testamentary provision. Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 560, §1, eff. June 22, 2001.
LA Civ Code art. 1612 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1612. Preference for interpretation that gives effect

A disposition should be interpreted in a sense in which it can have effect, rather than in one in which it can have none. Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
LA Civ Code art. 1613 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1613. Mistake in identification of object bequeathed

If the identification of an object given is unclear or erroneous, the disposition is nonetheless effective if it can be ascertained what object the testator intended to give. If it cannot be ascertained whether a greater or lesser quantity was intended, it must be decided for the lesser. Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
LA Civ Code art. 1614 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1614. Interpretation as to after-acquired property

Absent a clear expression of a contrary intention, testamentary dispositions shall be interpreted to refer to the property that the testator owns at his death. Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
LA Civ Code art. 1615 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1615. Contradictory provisions

When a testament contains contradictory provisions, the one written last prevails. Nonetheless, when the testament contains a legacy of a collection or a group of objects and also a legacy of some or all of the same objects, the legacy of some or all of the objects prevails. Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
LA Civ Code art. 1616 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1616. Legacy to creditor

A legacy to a creditor is not applied toward satisfaction of the debt unless the testator clearly so indicates. Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
LA Civ Code art. 1617 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1617. Disinherison of forced heirs

A forced heir shall be deprived of his legitime if he is disinherited by the testator, for just cause, in the manner prescribed in the following Articles. Acts 2001, No. 573, §1, eff. June 22, 2001.
LA Civ Code art. 1618 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1618. Formalities for disinherison

A disinherison must be made in one of the forms prescribed for testaments. Acts 2001, No. 573, §1, eff. June 22, 2001.
LA Civ Code art. 1619 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1619. Disinherison, express and for just cause

The disinherison must be made expressly and for a just cause; otherwise, it is null. The person who is disinherited must be either identified by name or otherwise identifiable from the instrument that disinherits him. Acts 2001, No. 573, §1, eff. June 22, 2001.
LA Civ Code art. 1620 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1620. Limitation of causes for disinherison

There are no just causes for disinherison except those expressly recognized in the following Articles. Acts 2001, No. 573, §1, eff. June 22, 2001.
LA Civ Code art. 1621 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1621. Children; causes for disinherison by parents

A. A parent has just cause to disinherit a child if: (1) The child has raised his hand to strike a parent, or has actually struck a parent; but a mere threat is not sufficient. (2) The child has been guilty, towards a parent, of cruel treatment, crime, or grievous injury. (3) The child has attempted to take the life of a parent. (4) The child, without any reasonable basis, has accused a parent of committing a crime for which the law provides that the punishment could be life imprisonment or death. (5) The child has used any act of violence or coercion to hinder a parent from making a testament. (6) The child, being a minor, has married without the consent of the parent. (7) The child has been convicted of a crime for which the law provides that the punishment could be life imprisonment or death. (8) The child, after attaining the age of majority and knowing how to contact the parent, has failed to communicate with the parent without just cause for a period of two years, unless the child was on active duty in any of the military forces of the United States at the time. B. For a disinherison to be valid, the cause must have occurred prior to the execution of the instrument that disinherits the heir. Acts 2001, No. 573, §1, eff. June 22, 2001.
LA Civ Code art. 1622 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1622. Grandparents; causes for disinherison of grandchildren

A grandparent may disinherit his grandchild for any of the causes, other than the sixth, expressed in the preceding Article, whenever the offending act has been committed against a parent or a grandparent. He may also disinherit the grandchild for the seventh cause expressed in the preceding Article. Acts 2001, No. 573, §1, eff. June 22, 2001.
LA Civ Code art. 1623 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1623. Timing of action; no defense

A person may be disinherited even though he was not a presumptive forced heir at the time of the occurrence of the act or the facts or circumstances alleged to constitute just cause for his disinherison. Acts 2001, No. 573, §1, eff. June 22, 2001.
LA Civ Code art. 1624 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1624. Mention of cause for disinherison; burden of proof; reconciliation

The testator shall express in the instrument the reason, facts, or circumstances that constitute the cause for the disinherison; otherwise, the disinherison is null. The reason, facts, or circumstances expressed in the instrument shall be presumed to be true. The presumption may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence, but the unsupported testimony of the disinherited heir shall not be sufficient to overcome the presumption. Acts 2001, No. 573, §1, eff. June 22, 2001.
LA Civ Code art. 1625 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1625. Reconciliation

A. A person who is disinherited may overcome the disinherison by proving reconciliation with the testator after the occurrence of the reason, facts, or circumstances expressed in the instrument, provided he does so by clear and convincing evidence. B. A writing signed by the testator that clearly and unequivocally demonstrates reconciliation shall constitute clear and convincing evidence. Acts 2001, No. 573, §1, eff. June 22, 2001.
LA Civ Code art. 1626 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1626. Defenses to disinherison

A disinherison shall not be effective if the person who is disinherited shows that because of his age or mental capacity he was not capable of understanding the impropriety of his behavior or if he shows that the behavior was unintentional or justified under the circumstances. Proof of this defense must be by a preponderance of the evidence, but the unsupported testimony of the disinherited heir shall not be sufficient to establish this defense. Acts 2001, No. 573, §1, eff. June 22, 2001.
LA Civ Code art. 1724 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1724. Right of parents and ascendants to partition property among descendants

Fathers and mothers and other ascendants may make a distribution and partition of their property among their children and descendants, either by designating the quantum of the parts and partitions [portions] which they assign to each of them, or in designating the property* that shall compose their respective lots. Acts 2004, No. 26, §1. * English translation of French text incomplete; should include "of one kind or another."
LA Civ Code art. 1725 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1725. Method of making partition

These partitions may be made by act inter vivos or by testament. If a testator has designated the quantum or value of his estate which he bequeaths to a legatee either by formula or by specific sum, he may expressly delegate to his executor the authority to select assets to satisfy the quantum or value. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 448, §1.
LA Civ Code art. 1726 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1726. Partition by act inter vivos, formalities.

Those made by an act inter vivos can have only present property for their object, and are subject to all the formalities and conditions of donations inter vivos.
LA Civ Code art. 1727 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1727. Testamentary partitions, formalities.

Those made by testament must be made in the forms prescribed for acts of that kind, and are subject to the same rules.
LA Civ Code art. 1728 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1728. Property not included in partition.

If the partition, whether inter vivos or by testament, has not comprised all the property that the ascendant leaves on the day of his decease, the property not comprised in the partition is divided according to law.
LA Civ Code art. 1729 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1729. Necessity for partition to include all descendants.

If the partition, whether inter vivos or by testament, be not made amongst all the children living at the time of the decease and the descendants of those predeceased, the partition shall be null and void for the whole; the child or descendant who had no part in it, may require a new partition in legal form. Amended by Acts 1871, No. 87.
LA Civ Code art. 1730 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1730. Limitation in relation to disposable portion.

Partitions, made by ascendants, may be avoided,* when the advantage secured to one of the coheirs exceeds the disposable portion. * Note error in English translation of French text; "avoided" should be "objected to."
LA Civ Code art. 1731 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1731. Action to rescind partition, payment of costs.

The child who objects to the partition made by the ascendant, must advance the expenses of having the property estimated, and must ultimately support them and the costs of suit, if his claim be not founded.
LA Civ Code art. 1732 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1732. Tender by defendant in action of rescission.

The defendant in the action of rescission may arrest it by offering to the plaintiff the supplement of the portion to which he has a right.
LA Civ Code art. 1733 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1733. Donation of extra portion not affected by rescission.

The rescission of the partition does not carry with it the nullity of a donation made as an advantage.
LA Civ Code art. 1734 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1734. Donations in contemplation of marriage by third persons; in general

Any third person may make a donation inter vivos in contemplation of a prospective marriage in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. Such a donation shall be governed by the rules applicable to donations inter vivos in general, including the rules pertaining to the reduction of donations that exceed the disposable portion, but only insofar as those general rules are not modified by the following Articles. A donation inter vivos by a third person in contemplation of a prospective marriage that is not made in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter shall be governed solely by the rules applicable to donations inter vivos in general. Acts 2004, No. 619, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 1735 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1735. Form

The donation shall be made by a single instrument in authentic form. The instrument, which shall expressly state that the donor makes the donation in contemplation of the marriage of the prospective spouses, shall be signed at the same time and at the same place by the donor and by both of the prospective spouses. The donation need not be accepted in express terms. Acts 2004, No. 619, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 1736 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1736. Condition

The donation shall be made subject to the suspensive condition that the prospective marriage shall take place. Acts 2004, No. 619, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 1737 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1737. Beneficiaries

The donor may donate any of his present property to both or one of the prospective spouses. The donation may not, however, be made to their common descendants, whether already born or to be born. Acts 2004, No. 619, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 1738 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1738. Beneficiaries

The donor may donate all or any of the property that he will leave at his death (1) to both or one of the prospective spouses or (2) to both or one of them and, in the event that they or he predecease the donor or, once the donor's succession is opened, they or he either renounce the donation or are declared unworthy to receive it, to their common descendants, whether already born or to be born. The donation is presumed to be made in favor of the common descendants of the spouses, even if, in the act of donation, the donor does not mention them. Acts 2004, No. 619, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 1739 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1739. Limited irrevocability

A donation of property that the donor will leave at his death is irrevocable only in the sense that the donor may no longer dispose of the property by gratuitous title, save for dispositions of modest value. Nevertheless, the donor remains the owner of the property and, as such, retains the full liberty of disposing of it by onerous title, in the absence of an express stipulation to the contrary. Acts 2004, No. 619, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 1740 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1740. Division following substitution of common descendants

If the common descendants of the spouses find themselves substituted to both or one of the spouses, the property to which the common descendants are entitled shall be divided among them in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 2 of Title I of Book III. Acts 2004, No. 619, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 1741 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1741. Caducity; causes and effects

If every one of the donees, including the substitutes, predeceases the donor or, once the donor's succession is opened, renounces the donation or is declared unworthy to receive it, the donation becomes of no effect at all. The object of the donation falls to the donor's heirs or legatees, as the case may be. If the donation has been made to both spouses and to their common descendants, and if one of the spouses predeceases the donor or, once the donor's succession is opened, renounces the donation or is declared unworthy to receive it, the donation becomes of no effect only with respect to that spouse. To that extent, accretion takes place in favor of the surviving spouse, if the donation has been made to the spouses jointly, or substitution takes place in favor of their common descendants, if the donation has been made to the spouses separately. If the donation has been made to both spouses, but not to their common descendants, and if one of the spouses predeceases the donor or, once the donor's succession is opened, renounces the donation or is declared unworthy to receive it, the donation becomes of no effect only with respect to that spouse. To that extent, the object of the donation accretes to the surviving spouse, if the donation has been made to the spouses jointly, or falls to the donor's heirs or legatees, as the case may be, if the donation has been made to the spouses separately. If the donation has been made to one spouse only and to the spouses' common descendants, and if the donee spouse predeceases the donor or, once the donor's succession is opened, renounces the donation or is declared unworthy to receive it, the donation becomes of no effect with respect to the donee spouse. Substitution takes place in favor of the spouses' common descendants. Acts 2004, No. 619, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 1742 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1742. Acceptance or renunciation of succession

The donee of a donation of property that the donor will leave at his death has the right to accept or renounce the succession of the donor in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 6 of Title I of Book III. Acts 2004, No. 619, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 1743 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1743. Universal succession; liability for estate debts

The donee of a universal or general donation of property that the donor will leave at his death, as a universal successor of the donor, is answerable for the debts of the estate of the donor in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 13 of Title I of Book III. Acts 2004, No. 619, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 1744 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1744. Donations between future or present spouses; in general

A person may make a donation inter vivos to his future or present spouse in contemplation of or in consideration of their marriage in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. Such a donation shall be governed by the rules applicable to donations inter vivos in general, including the rules that pertain to the reduction of donations that exceed the disposable portion, but only insofar as those general rules are not modified by the following Articles. A donation inter vivos by a person to his future or present spouse in contemplation of or in consideration of their marriage that is not made in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter shall be governed solely by the rules applicable to donations inter vivos in general. Acts 2004, No. 619, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 1745 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1745. Applicability of rules on donations in contemplation of marriage by third person

The provisions of Chapter 8 of this Title shall apply mutatis mutandis to such donations, with the following modifications. Acts 2004, No. 619, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 1746 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1746. Objects and beneficiaries

The donation, which may consist of any of the donor's present property or all or any of the property that the donor will leave at his death, may be made to the donor's future or present spouse. The donation may not, however, be made to their common descendants, whether already born or to be born. Acts 2004, No. 619, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 1747 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1747. Form

The donation shall be made by a single instrument in authentic form. The instrument, which shall expressly state that the donor makes the donation in contemplation of his prospective marriage or in consideration of his present marriage, as the case may be, shall be signed at the same time and at the same place by the donor and by the donee. The donation need not be accepted in express terms. Acts 2004, No. 619, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 1748 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1748. Right of return not presumed

If the donation consists of present property, it is presumed not to have been made subject to the resolutory condition that the donor survive the donee or survive the donee and his descendants. Acts 2004, No. 619, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 1749 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1749. Donation of property to be left at death; caducity

When the donation consists of property that the donor will leave at his death, it becomes of no effect and the object thereof thereupon falls to the heirs or legatees of the donor spouse, as the case may be, if the donee predeceases the donor or, once the donor's succession is opened, renounces the donation or is declared unworthy to receive it. Acts 2004, No. 619, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 1750 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1750. Donations of property to be left at death made during marriage; revocability

A donation made during marriage of property that the donor will leave at his death is freely revocable, notwithstanding any stipulation to the contrary. Acts 1990, No. 147, §1, eff. July 1, 1990; Acts 1995, No. 1180, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 2004, No. 619, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 1751 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1751. Disguised donations and donations to persons interposed

A donation of property that the donor will leave at his death is absolutely null if it is disguised or made to a person interposed to his spouse. The following are reputed to be such person interposed: (1) a child of the donee spouse who is not among the spouses' common children; or (2) a person to whom the donee spouse is a presumptive successor at the time when the donation is made, even if the donee spouse does not thereafter survive that person. Acts 2004, No. 619, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
LA Civ Code art. 1756 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Civil Code|Art. 1756. Obligations; definition

An obligation is a legal relationship whereby a person, called the obligor, is bound to render a performance in favor of another, called the obligee. Performance may consist of giving, doing, or not doing something. Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.