La. Civ. Code art. 1416
This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 1416, 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 universal successors to creditors
Official statutory text
A. Universal successors are liable to creditors for the payment of the estate debts in proportion to the part which each has in the succession, but each is liable only to the extent of the value of the property received by him, valued as of the time of receipt.
B. A creditor has no action for payment of an estate debt against a universal successor who has not received property of the estate.
Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 824, §1.
B. A creditor has no action for payment of an estate debt against a universal successor who has not received property of the estate.
Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 824, §1.
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