La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3298
This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3298, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.
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Hearing; order
Official statutory text
If no opposition should be made within the time, the judge may grant to the administrator or executor the authority applied for, after the debt is proven, but if opposition should be made, he shall hear the matter and determine thereon in a summary manner.
Acts 1988, No. 564, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1421, §7, eff. July 1, 1999.
Acts 1988, No. 564, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1421, §7, eff. July 1, 1999.
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