Usufruct
Article 573

Dispensation of security ACTIVE

A. Security is dispensed with when any of the following occur:

(1) A person has a legal usufruct under Article 223 or 3252.

(2) A surviving spouse has a legal usufruct under Article 890 unless the naked owner is not a child of the usufructuary or if the naked owner is a child of the usufructuary and is also a forced heir of the decedent, the naked owner may obtain security but only to the extent of his legitime.

(3) A parent has a legal usufruct under Article 891 unless the naked owner is not a child of the usufructuary.

(4) A surviving spouse has a legal usufruct under Article 2434 unless the naked owner is a child of the decedent but not a child of the usufructuary.

B. A seller or donor of property under reservation of usufruct is not required to give security.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1976, No. 103, §1
  • amendment Acts 2004, No. 158, §1
  • amendment Acts 2010, No. 881, §1, eff. July 2, 2010

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La. Civ. Code art. 573 (2026).
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BibTeX
@misc{lacivcode-art-573,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 573},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/573},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}