Article 1482

Proof of incapacity to donate ACTIVE

A. A person who challenges the capacity of a donor must prove by clear and convincing evidence that the donor lacked capacity at the time the donor made the donation inter vivos or executed the testament.

B. A full interdict lacks capacity to make or revoke a donation inter vivos or disposition mortis causa .

C. A limited interdict, with respect to property under the authority of the curator, lacks capacity to make or revoke a donation inter vivos and is presumed to lack capacity to make or revoke a disposition mortis causa . With respect to his other property, the limited interdict is presumed to have capacity to make or revoke a donation inter vivos or disposition mortis causa . These presumptions may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1991, No. 363, §1
  • amendment Acts 2001, No. 509, §2, eff. June 1, 2001
  • amendment Acts 2003, No. 1008, §1

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@misc{lacivcode-art-1482,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 1482},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/1482},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}