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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:1477"
article_number: "1477"
status: active
heading: "Capacity to donate, mental condition of donor"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title II › Chapter 2"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=108797"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1991, No. 363, §1."
acts_citations:
  - act_year: 1991
    act_number: 363
    section: 1
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# Art. 1477. Capacity to donate, mental condition of donor

To have capacity to make a donation inter vivos or mortis causa, a person must also be able to comprehend generally the nature and consequences of the disposition that he is making.