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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:2433"
article_number: "2433"
status: active
heading: "Incident of marriage; charge on the succession."
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title VI › Chapter 4"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=109473"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1979, No. 710, §1."
acts_citations:
  - act_year: 1979
    act_number: 710
    section: 1
    role: enactment
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---

# Art. 2433. Incident of marriage; charge on the succession.

The marital portion is an incident of any matrimonial regime and a charge on the succession of the deceased spouse. It may be claimed by the surviving spouse, even if separated from the deceased, on proof that the separation occurred without his fault.