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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:1496"
article_number: "1496"
status: active
heading: "Permissible burdens on legitime"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title II › Chapter 3"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=108814"
acts_citations_raw: "Amended by Acts 1981, No. 442, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Acts 1989, No. 788, §1, eff. July 1, 1990; Acts 1990, No. 147, §1, eff. July 1, 1990; Acts 1995, No. 1180, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 77, §1."
acts_citations:
  - act_year: 1981
    act_number: 442
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1982-01-01
    role: enactment
  - act_year: 1989
    act_number: 788
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1990-07-01
    role: amendment
  - act_year: 1990
    act_number: 147
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1990-07-01
    role: amendment
  - act_year: 1995
    act_number: 1180
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1996-01-01
    role: amendment
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# Art. 1496. Permissible burdens on legitime

No charges, conditions, or burdens may be imposed on the legitime except those expressly authorized by law, such as a usufruct in favor of a surviving spouse or the placing of the legitime in trust.