La. Civ. Code art. 1495

Current with changes from the 2024 First and Second Extraordinary Sessions

Section 1495 - Amount of forced portion and disposable portion

Donations inter vivos and mortis causa may not exceed three-fourths of the property of the donor if he leaves, at his death, one forced heir, and one-half if he leaves, at his death, two or more forced heirs. The portion reserved for the forced heirs is called the forced portion and the remainder is called the disposable portion.

La. C.C. § 1495

Amended by Acts 1981, No. 442, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Acts 1989, No. 788, §1, eff. July 1, 1990; Acts 1990, No. 147, §1, eff. July 1, 1990; Acts 1995, No. 1180, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 1996, 1

Amended by Acts 2020, No. 19,s. 1, eff. 8/1/2020.

Amended by Acts 1981, No. 442, §1, eff. 1/1/1982; Acts 1989, No. 788, §1, eff. 7/1/1990; Acts 1990, No. 147, §1, eff. 7/1/1990; Acts 1995, No. 1180, §1, eff. 1/1/1996; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 77, §1.