§ Art. 81 Action involving succession

Codes > Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure > Book I > Title I : Chapter 2 > Section 2 : Art. 81

Art. 81. Action involving succession

    When a succession has been opened judicially, until rendition of the judgment of possession, the following actions shall be brought in the court in which the succession proceeding is pending:

    (1) A personal action by a creditor of the deceased; but an action brought against the deceased prior to his death may be prosecuted against his succession representative in the court in which it was brought;

    (2) An action to partition the succession;

    (3) An action to annul the testament of the deceased; and

    (4) An action to assert a right to the succession of the deceased, either under his testament or by effect of law.