Art. 963. Requirement of formality

SECTION 3. RENUNCIATION Art. 963. Requirement of formality Renunciation must be express and in writing. Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.

Art. 964. Accretion upon renunciation in intestate successions

Art. 964. Accretion upon renunciation in intestate successions The rights of an intestate successor who renounces accrete to those persons who would have succeeded to them if the successor had predeceased the decedent. Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.

Art. 965. Accretion upon renunciation in testate successions

Art. 965. Accretion upon renunciation in testate successions In the absence of a governing testamentary disposition, the rights of a testate successor who renounces accrete to those persons who would have succeeded to them if the legatee had predeceased the decedent. Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 824, §1.

Art. 966. Acceptance or renunciation of accretion

Art. 966. Acceptance or renunciation of accretion A person to whom succession rights accrete may accept or renounce all or part of the accretion. The acceptance or renunciation of the accretion need not be consistent with his acceptance or renunciation of other succession rights. Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.