Terms Used In Louisiana Civil Code 1235

  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.

The right to demand collation is confined to descendants of the first degree who qualify as forced heirs, and only applies with respect to gifts made within the three years prior to the decedent‘s death, and valued as of the date of the gift.  Any provision of the Civil Code to the contrary is hereby repealed.

Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 77, §1.