---
urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:2435"
article_number: "2435"
status: active
heading: "Deduction of legacy."
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title VI › Chapter 4"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=109475"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1979, No. 710, §1."
acts_citations:
  - act_year: 1979
    act_number: 710
    section: 1
    role: enactment
schema_version: "1.0.0"
---

# Art. 2435. Deduction of legacy.

A legacy left by the deceased to the surviving spouse and payments due to him as a result of the death are deducted from the marital portion.