§ Art. 3421 Small successions defined

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Art. 3421. Small successions defined

    A small succession, within the meaning of this Title, is the succession of a person who dies leaving property in Louisiana having a gross value of fifty thousand dollars or less. On and after January 1, 2010, a small succession, within the meaning of this Title, is the succession of a person who dies leaving property in Louisiana, the deceased's interest in which has a gross value of seventy-five thousand dollars or less.

    LEGISLATIVE INTENT--ACTS 2009, NO. 81

    Section 3 of Acts 2009, No. 81 (§ 1 of which amended this article and C.C.P. arts. 3431, 3432, and 3434, and § 2 of which repealed C.C.P. art. 3433) provides:

    “Section 3. The provisions of this Act are not intended to establish any necessity to open a succession judicially which
does not qualify as a small succession.”