Article 1585

Universal legacy ACTIVE

A universal legacy is a disposition of all of the estate, or the balance of the estate that remains after particular legacies.

A universal legacy may be made jointly for the benefit of more than one legatee without changing its nature.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999

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@misc{lacivcode-art-1585,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 1585},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/1585},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}