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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:963"
article_number: "963"
status: active
heading: "Requirement of formality"
breadcrumb: "Book III › Title I › Chapter 6 › Section 3"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=111093"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999."
acts_citations:
  - act_year: 1997
    act_number: 1421
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1999-07-01
    role: enactment
schema_version: "1.0.0"
---

# Art. 963. Requirement of formality

Renunciation must be express and in writing.