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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:1544"
article_number: "1544"
status: active
heading: "Donation effective from time of acceptance"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title II › Chapter 5 › Section 2"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=108867"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 2008, No. 204, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009."
acts_citations:
  - act_year: 2008
    act_number: 204
    section: 1
    effective_date: 2009-01-01
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---

# Art. 1544. Donation effective from time of acceptance

A donation inter vivos is without effect until it is accepted by the donee. The acceptance shall be made during the lifetime of the donor.

The acceptance of a donation may be made in the act of donation or subsequently in writing.

When the donee is put into corporeal possession of a movable by the donor, possession by the donee also constitutes acceptance of the donation.