La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3034
This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3034, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.
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Creditor may demand security when legatees sent into possession; administration in default of security
Official statutory text
When the legatees of a testator, or the legatees and the surviving spouse in community thereof, have been sent into possession of his property under Article 3031, any creditor having a claim against the succession may compel the parties sent into possession to furnish security for the payment of his claim, and may require an administration of the succession in default of such security, as provided by Articles 3007 and 3008.
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