Article 797

Ownership in indivision; definition ACTIVE

Ownership of the same thing by two or more persons is ownership in indivision. In the absence of other provisions of law or juridical act, the shares of all co-owners are presumed to be equal.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1990, No. 990, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991

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La. Civ. Code art. 797 (2026).
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@misc{lacivcode-art-797,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 797},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/797},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}