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urn: urn:us-la:rs:9:1803
citation: "R.S. 9:1803"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 9 › Code Preliminary Title › Code Book III › Code Title II › Chapter 1 › Part II › Subpart F"
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# Requirement that beneficiary be in being and ascertainable

A beneficiary must be in being and ascertainable on the date of the creation of the trust, except as otherwise provided in this Code. An unborn child is deemed a person in being and ascertainable, if he is born alive.