La. Civ. Code art. 1739
This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 1739, 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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Limited irrevocability
Official statutory text
A donation of property that the donor will leave at his death is irrevocable only in the sense that the donor may no longer dispose of the property by gratuitous title, save for dispositions of modest value. Nevertheless, the donor remains the owner of the property and, as such, retains the full liberty of disposing of it by onerous title, in the absence of an express stipulation to the contrary.
Acts 2004, No. 619, ยง1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
Acts 2004, No. 619, ยง1, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
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