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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:1815"
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heading: "Divisible and indivisible obligation"
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acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985."
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    effective_date: 1985-01-01
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# Art. 1815. Divisible and indivisible obligation

An obligation is divisible when the object of the performance is susceptible of division.

An obligation is indivisible when the object of the performance, because of its nature or because of the intent of the parties, is not susceptible of division.