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La. Civ. Code Ann. art. 940 (2026)

Same; unborn child

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Art. 940.  Same; unborn child

An unborn child conceived at the death of the decedent and thereafter born alive shall be considered to exist at the death of the decedent.

Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.