Art. 3537. General rule
TITLE VI. CONVENTIONAL OBLIGATIONS Art. 3537. General rule Except as otherwise provided in this Title, an issue of conventional obligations is governed by the law of the state whose policies would be most seriously impaired if its law were not applied to that issue. That state is determined by evaluating the strength and pertinence of […]
Art. 3519. Status of natural persons; general principle
TITLE II. STATUS Art. 3519. Status of natural persons; general principle The status of a natural person and the incidents and effects of that status are governed by the law of the state whose policies would be most seriously impaired if its law were not applied to the particular issue. That state is determined by […]
Art. 3538. Form
Art. 3538. Form A contract is valid as to form if made in conformity with: (1) the law of the state of making; (2) the law of the state of performance to the extent that performance is to be rendered in that state; (3) the law of the state of common domicile or place of […]
Art. 3501.1. Actions for arrearages of child support
Art. 3501.1. Actions for arrearages of child support An action to make executory arrearages of child support is subject to a liberative prescription of ten years. Acts 1997, No. 605, §1, eff. July 3, 1997.
Art. 3502. Action for the recognition of a right of inheritance
SECTION 5. THIRTY YEAR PRESCRIPTION Art. 3502. Action for the recognition of a right of inheritance An action for the recognition of a right of inheritance and recovery of the whole or a part of a succession is subject to a liberative prescription of thirty years. This prescription commences to run from the day of […]
Art. 3503. Solidary obligors
SECTION 6. INTERRUPTION AND SUSPENSION OF LIBERATIVE PRESCRIPTION Art. 3503. Solidary obligors When prescription is interrupted against a solidary obligor, the interruption is effective against all solidary obligors and their successors. When prescription is interrupted against a successor of a solidary obligor, the interruption is effective against other successors if the obligation is indivisible. If […]
Art. 3504. Surety
Art. 3504. Surety When prescription is interrupted against the principal debtor, the interruption is effective against his surety. Acts 1983, No. 173, §1, eff. Jan 1, 1984.
Art. 3505. Acts extending liberative prescription
SECTION 7. EXTENSION OF LIBERATIVE PRESCRIPTION Art. 3505. Acts extending liberative prescription After liberative prescription has commenced to run but before it accrues, an obligor may by juridical act extend the prescriptive period. An obligor may grant successive extensions. The duration of each extension may not exceed one year. Acts 2013, No. 88, §1.
Art. 3505.1. Formal requirements
Art. 3505.1. Formal requirements An extension of liberative prescription must be express and in writing. Acts 2013, No. 88, §1.
Art. 3505.2. Commencement of period of extension
Art. 3505.2. Commencement of period of extension The period of extension commences to run on the date of the juridical act granting it. Acts 2013, No. 88, §1.