La. Civ. Code art. 1422
This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 1422, 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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Debts attributable to identifiable or encumbered property
Official statutory text
Estate debts that are attributable to identifiable property or to the production of its fruits or products are charged to that property and its fruits and products. Also, when the decedent has encumbered property to secure a debt, the debt is presumptively charged to that property and its fruits and products. The presumption may be rebutted, by a preponderance of the evidence that the secured debt is not attributable to the encumbered property.
Acts 1997, No. 1421, ยง1, eff. July 1, 1999.
Acts 1997, No. 1421, ยง1, eff. July 1, 1999.
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