La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 81
This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 81, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.
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Action involving succession
Official statutory text
When a succession has been opened judicially, until rendition of the judgment of possession, the following actions shall be brought in the court in which the succession proceeding is pending:
(1) A personal action by a creditor of the deceased; but an action brought against the deceased prior to his death may be prosecuted against his succession representative in the court in which it was brought;
(2) An action to partition the succession;
(3) An action to annul the testament of the deceased; and
(4) An action to assert a right to the succession of the deceased, either under his testament or by effect of law.
(1) A personal action by a creditor of the deceased; but an action brought against the deceased prior to his death may be prosecuted against his succession representative in the court in which it was brought;
(2) An action to partition the succession;
(3) An action to annul the testament of the deceased; and
(4) An action to assert a right to the succession of the deceased, either under his testament or by effect of law.
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