2009 Louisiana Civil Code :: CC 1737 - Beneficiaries

NOTE: Art. 1737 effective until Sept. 1, 2005. See Acts 2004, No. 619, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.

Art. 1737. Donation of present and future property with annexed statement of donor's debts, rights of donee.

A donation in favor of marriage may be made cumulatively of the property present and future, provided, that to the act be annexed a statement of the debts and charges of the donor, existing on the day of the donation, in which case the donee, on the decease of the donor, may accept merely the present property, renouncing the surplus of the property of the donor.

NOTE: Art. 1737 as amended by Acts 2004, No. 619, §1, eff. Sept. 1. 2005:

SECTION 2. DONATIONS OF PRESENT PROPERTY

Art. 1737. Beneficiaries

The donor may donate any of his present property to both or one of the prospective spouses. The donation may not, however, be made to their common descendants, whether already born or to be born.

Acts 2004, No. 619, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.

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