Article 1494

Forced heir entitled to legitime; exception ACTIVE

A forced heir may not be deprived of the portion of the decedent's estate reserved to him by law, called the legitime, unless the decedent has just cause to disinherit him.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1995, No. 1180, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996

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@misc{lacivcode-art-1494,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 1494},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/1494},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}