Louisiana § CC 1729 - Necessity for partition to include all descendants.
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § CC 1729 — Necessity for partition to include all descendants., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ CC 1729. Necessity for partition to include all descendants.
If the partition, whether inter vivos or by testament, be not made amongst all the children living at the time of the decease and the descendants of those predeceased, the partition shall be null and void for the whole; the child or descendant who had no part in it, may require a new partition in legal form.
Amended by Acts 1871, No. 87.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § CC 1729 cover?
Section CC 1729 ("Necessity for partition to include all descendants.") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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