La. Civ. Code art. 3326
This is the official text of La. Civ. Code art. 3326, 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 mortgage filed after death of mortgagor
Official statutory text
A judgment or a conventional mortgage filed for recordation more than twenty days after the mortgagor dies gives no preference to the mortgagee over the other creditors of the estate of the deceased if the estate is insufficient to satisfy all the creditors.
Acts 1992, No. 1132, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.
{{NOTE: FORMER ART. 3326 REPEALED BY ACTS 1992, NO. 1132, §1, EFF. JAN. 1, 1993.}}
Acts 1992, No. 1132, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.
{{NOTE: FORMER ART. 3326 REPEALED BY ACTS 1992, NO. 1132, §1, EFF. JAN. 1, 1993.}}
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