La. Civ. Code Ann. art. 870 (2026)

BOOK III. OF THE DIFFERENT MODES OF ACQUIRING THE

OWNERSHIP OF THINGS

PRELIMINARY TITLE - GENERAL DISPOSITIONS

Art. 870. Modes of acquiring ownership.

           A. The ownership of things or property is acquired by succession either testate or intestate, by the effect of obligations, and by the operation of law.

           B. Testate and intestate succession rights, including the right to claim as a forced heir, are governed by the law in effect on the date of the decedent's death.

           Acts 1981, No. 919, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; Acts 2001, No. 560, §1, eff. June 22, 2001.