Article 891

Devolution of separate property; parents and brothers and sisters ACTIVE

If the deceased leaves no descendants but is survived by a father, mother, or both, and by a brother or sister, or both, or descendants from them, the brothers and sisters or their descendants succeed to the separate property of the deceased subject to a usufruct in favor of the surviving parent or parents. If both parents survive the deceased, the usufruct shall be joint and successive.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1981, No. 919, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982
  • amendment Acts 2004, No. 26, §1

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La. Civ. Code art. 891 (2026).
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@misc{lacivcode-art-891,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 891},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/891},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}