Louisiana § RS 9:1965 - Effect of termination of interest
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 9:1965 — Effect of termination of interest, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 9:1965. Effect of termination of interest
Unless the trust instrument provides otherwise:
(1) Termination of the interest of the sole income beneficiary prior to the termination of the trust causes each principal beneficiary to become a beneficiary of income in an amount proportionate to his interest in the principal.
(2)(a) Termination of an interest in income of one of several income beneficiaries causes the other income beneficiaries or their successors to become beneficiaries of that interest in income in proportion to their interests in the balance of trust income.
(b) If, however, termination of the income interest is by death, and if descendants of the deceased income beneficiary are the beneficiaries of an interest in trust principal or succeed to such an interest upon the death of the income beneficiary, such descendants shall become beneficiaries of the deceased beneficiary's interest in trust income in proportion to the descendants' interests in their portion of trust principal.
Acts 2003, No. 480, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 9:1965 ("Effect of termination of interest") 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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