La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3304
This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3304, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.
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Notice of filing of petition; publication
Official statutory text
Notice of the filing of a petition for authority to pay an estate debt shall be published once in the parish where the succession proceeding is pending in the manner provided by law. The notice shall state that the petition can be homologated after the expiration of seven days from the date of publication and that any opposition to the petition must be filed prior to homologation.
Amended by Acts 1980, No. 280, §1; Acts 1989, No. 116, §1; Acts 1990, No. 65, §1, eff. June 27, 1990; Acts 1997, No. 1421, §3, eff. July 1, 1999.
Amended by Acts 1980, No. 280, §1; Acts 1989, No. 116, §1; Acts 1990, No. 65, §1, eff. June 27, 1990; Acts 1997, No. 1421, §3, eff. July 1, 1999.
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