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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:1817"
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heading: "Effects of divisible obligation among successors"
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acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985."
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# Art. 1817. Effects of divisible obligation among successors

A divisible obligation must be divided among successors of the obligor or of the obligee.

Each successor of the obligor is liable only for his share of a divisible obligation.

Each successor of the obligee is entitled only to his share of a divisible obligation.