La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1844

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Legitime burdened with income interest or usufruct

Official statutory text

The legitime in trust may be burdened with an income interest or with a usufruct in favor of a surviving spouse to the same extent and for the same term that a usufruct of the same property could be stipulated in favor of the same person for a like period.

Amended by Acts 1974, No. 126, §1.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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