La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3136
This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3136, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.
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Descriptive list of property in lieu of inventory
Official statutory text
A. Whenever an inventory of succession property otherwise would be required by law, the person at whose instance the inventory would be taken may file in the succession proceeding, in lieu of an inventory complying with Articles 3131 through 3135, a detailed descriptive list of all succession property. This list shall be sworn to and subscribed by the person filing it, shall show the location of all items of succession property, and shall set forth the fair market value of each item thereof at the date of the death of the deceased.
B. The privilege of filing a descriptive list of succession property, in lieu of an inventory thereof, may be exercised without judicial authority.
Amended by Acts 1972, No. 326, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1973; Acts 2024, No. 371, §1.
B. The privilege of filing a descriptive list of succession property, in lieu of an inventory thereof, may be exercised without judicial authority.
Amended by Acts 1972, No. 326, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1973; Acts 2024, No. 371, §1.
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