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Art. 3539. Capacity

Art. 3539. Capacity A person is capable of contracting if he possesses that capacity under the law of either the state in which he is domiciled at the time of making the contract or the state whose law is applicable to the contract under Article 3537. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.

Art. 3540. Party autonomy

Art. 3540. Party autonomy All other issues of conventional obligations are governed by the law expressly chosen or clearly relied upon by the parties, except to the extent that law contravenes the public policy of the state whose law would otherwise be applicable under Article 3537. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.

Art. 3527. Louisiana immovables acquired by a spouse while domiciled in another state; death of the acquiring spouse while domiciled in another state

Art. 3527. Louisiana immovables acquired by a spouse while domiciled in another state; death of the acquiring spouse while domiciled in another state Upon the death of a spouse domiciled outside this state, that spouse’s immovables situated in this state and acquired by that spouse while domiciled outside this state, which are not community property […]

Art. 3528. Formal validity of testamentary dispositions

TITLE IV. SUCCESSIONS Art. 3528. Formal validity of testamentary dispositions A testamentary disposition is valid as to form if it is in writing and is made in conformity with: (1) the law of this state; or (2) the law of the state of making at the time of making; or (3) the law of the […]

Art. 3529. Capacity and vices of consent

Art. 3529. Capacity and vices of consent A person is capable of making a testament if, at the time of making the testament, he possessed that capacity under the law of the state in which he was domiciled either at that time or at the time of death. If the testator was capable of making […]

Art. 3530. Capacity of heir or legatee

Art. 3530. Capacity of heir or legatee The capacity or unworthiness of an heir or legatee is determined under the law of the state in which the deceased was domiciled at the time of his death. Nevertheless, with regard to immovables situated in this state, the legatee must qualify as a person under the law […]

Art. 3531. Interpretation of testaments

Art. 3531. Interpretation of testaments The meaning of words and phrases used in a testament is determined according to the law of the state expressly designated by the testator for that purpose, or clearly contemplated by him at the time of making the testament, and, in the absence of such an express or implied selection, […]