---
urn: urn:us-la:rs:9:5643
citation: "R.S. 9:5643"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 9 › Code Preliminary Title › Code Book III › Code Title XXIV › Chapter 1 › Part I › Subpart C"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 1960, number: 31, section: 6, effective_date: 1961-01-01, role: enactment }
  - { year: 1981, number: 316, section: 2, effective_date: 1983-09-01, role: amendment }
---

# Right to probate testament

The right to probate a purported testament in a succession proceeding shall prescribe five years after the date of the judicial opening of the succession of the deceased.