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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:874"
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heading: "Testate succession"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title I › Chapter 1"
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acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1981, No. 919, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982."
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  - act_year: 1981
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# Art. 874. Testate succession

Testate succession results from the will of the deceased, contained in a testament executed in a form prescribed by law. This kind of succession is covered under the Title: Of donations inter vivos and mortis causa .