La. Civ. Code art. 159
This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 159, 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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Effect of divorce on community property regime
Official statutory text
A judgment of divorce terminates a community property regime retroactively to the date of filing of the petition in the action in which the judgment of divorce is rendered. The retroactive termination of the community shall be without prejudice to rights of third persons validly acquired in the interim between the filing of the petition and recordation of the judgment.
Amended by Acts 1977, No. 483, §2; Acts 1979, No. 711, §1; Acts 1990, No. 1009, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 2025, No. 488, §1.
Amended by Acts 1977, No. 483, §2; Acts 1979, No. 711, §1; Acts 1990, No. 1009, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 2025, No. 488, §1.
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