La. Civ. Code art. 1494

Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session

Section 1494 - Forced heir entitled to legitime; exception

A forced heir may not be deprived of the portion of the decedent's estate reserved to him by law, called the legitime, unless the decedent has just cause to disinherit him.

La. C.C. § 1494

Acts 1995, No. 1180, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 77, §1.

Acts 1995, No. 1180, §1, eff. 1/1/1996; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 77, §1.