Louisiana § RS 9:1583 - Administrators of intestate succession; when
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§ RS 9:1583. Administrators of intestate succession; when
They shall be appointed administrators of all intestate succession in their respective parishes when there is no surviving husband or wife or heir present or represented in the state.
The filing of the application of the public administrator for such appointment shall be advertised three times within ten days in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the parish, with notice to any person who may wish to oppose such application to file his opposition thereto within ten days of the date of the first advertisement. If no such opposition is filed timely, or if an opposition thereto is filed but after the trial thereof the court concludes that the opponent has no prior right to the appointment, the court shall appoint the public administrator as administrator of the intestate succession.
Amended by Acts 1960, No. 497, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 9:1583 ("Administrators of intestate succession; when") 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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