La. Civ. Code art. 1389
This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 1389, part of Louisiana’s Civil Code — louisiana's civil law tradition codifies persons, property, obligations, and family relations here rather than in a separate statutory code.
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Liability of coheirs for portion of insolvent coheir.
Official statutory text
If one of the coheirs happens to be insolvent, the portion, for which he is bound, must be divided equally between the one who is guaranteed and the other coheirs who are solvent.
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