2019 Louisiana Laws
Civil Code
Art. 891. Devolution of separate property; parents and brothers and sisters

Universal Citation: LA Civ Code art. 891 (2019)

If the deceased leaves no descendants but is survived by a father, mother, or both, and by a brother or sister, or both, or descendants from them, the brothers and sisters or their descendants succeed to the separate property of the deceased subject to a usufruct in favor of the surviving parent or parents. If both parents survive the deceased, the usufruct shall be joint and successive.

Acts 1981, No. 919, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Acts 2004, No. 26, §1.

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