Retroactive effects of acceptance and renunciation
La. Civ. Code art. 954
in effect954. Retroactive effects of acceptance and renunciation
To the extent that he accepts rights to succeed, a successor is considered as having succeeded to those rights at the moment of death of the decedent. To the extent that a successor renounces rights to succeed, he is considered never to have had them.
Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
Source: Louisiana State Legislature (legis.la.gov)URL: https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=111083Fetched: 10/20/2026
