Louisiana Revised Statutes & Codes

La. Civ. Code Ann. art. 3528 (2026)

Formal validity of testamentary dispositions

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TITLE IV.  SUCCESSIONS

Art. 3528.  Formal validity of testamentary dispositions

A testamentary disposition is valid as to form if it is in writing and is made in conformity with: (1) the law of this state; or (2) the law of the state of making at the time of making; or (3) the law of the state in which the testator was domiciled at the time of making or at the time of death; or (4) with regard to immovables, the law that would be applied by the courts of the state in which the immovables are situated.

Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.