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 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 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 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, […]
Art. 3532. Movables Except as otherwise provided in this Title, testate and intestate succession to movables is governed by the law of the state in which the deceased was domiciled at the time of death. Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
Art. 3533. Immovables situated in this state Except as otherwise provided in this Title, testate and intestate succession to immovables situated in this state is governed by the law of this state. The forced heirship law of this state does not apply if the deceased was domiciled outside this state at the time of death […]
Art. 3534. Immovables situated in another state Except as otherwise provided in this Title, testate and intestate succession to immovables situated in another state is governed by the law that would be applied by the courts of that state. If the deceased died domiciled in this state and left at least one forced heir who […]
