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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:1421"
article_number: "1421"
status: active
heading: "Estate debts, charged"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title I › Chapter 13 › Section 3"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=108778"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999."
acts_citations:
  - act_year: 1997
    act_number: 1421
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1999-07-01
    role: enactment
schema_version: "1.0.0"
---

# Art. 1421. Estate debts, charged

Unless otherwise provided by the testament, by agreement of the successors, or by law, estate debts are charged against the property of the estate and its fruits and products in accordance with the following articles.