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Liability for debts; usufruct established mortis causa

La. Civ. Code art. 587
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587. Liability for debts; usufruct established mortis causa When the usufruct is established mortis causa , the usufructuary is not liable for estate debts, but the property subject to the usufruct may be sold for the payment of estate debts, in accordance with the rules provided for the payment of the debt of an estate in Book III of this Code. Acts 1976, No. 103, §1; Acts 2010, No. 881, §1, eff. July 2, 2010.
Source: Louisiana State Legislature (legis.la.gov)URL: https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=110778Fetched: 10/20/2026

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