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2021 Louisiana Laws
Civil Code
Art. 950. Knowledge required of successor as prerequisite to acceptance or renunciation

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LA Civ Code art. 950 (2021)
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An acceptance or renunciation is valid only if the successor knows of the death of the person to be succeeded and knows that he has rights as a successor. It is not necessary that he know the extent of those rights or the nature of his relationship to the decedent.

Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.

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