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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:591"
article_number: "591"
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heading: "Continuation of usufruct after sale of property"
breadcrumb: "Book II › Title III › Chapter 2 › Section 3"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=110783"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1976, No. 103, §1; Acts 2010, No. 881, §1, eff. July 2, 2010."
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    section: 1
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  - act_year: 2010
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# Art. 591. Continuation of usufruct after sale of property

If property subject to the usufruct is sold to pay an estate debt, or a debt of the grantor, the usufruct attaches to any proceeds of the sale of the property that remain after payment of the debt.