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urn: urn:us-la:rs:9:1975
citation: "R.S. 9:1975"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 9 › Code Preliminary Title › Code Book III › Code Title II › Chapter 1 › Part III › Subpart B"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1974, number: 160, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: enactment }
---

# Requirement that substitute beneficiary be in being and ascertainable

Except as provided in R.S. 9:1978, a substitute beneficiary must be in being and ascertainable on the date of the creation of the trust; provided, however, that a class may be a substitute beneficiary subject to the requirements of R.S. 9:1891 through R.S. 9:1906.