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  "urn": "urn:us-la:civcode:art:1740",
  "article_number": "1740",
  "heading": "Division following substitution of common descendants",
  "text": "If the common descendants of the spouses find themselves substituted to both or one of the spouses, the property to which the common descendants are entitled shall be divided among them in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 2 of Title I of Book III.",
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      "name": "Of the Different Modes of Acquiring the Ownership of Things"
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      "number": "II",
      "name": "Donations"
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      "number": "8",
      "name": "Of Donations Inter Vivos Made in Contemplation of Marriage by Third Persons"
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      "number": "3",
      "name": "Donations of Property to be Left at Death"
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  "acts_citations_raw": "Acts 2004, No. 619, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.",
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