Download This PaperNo Bonds but Those Freely Chosen: An Obituary for the Principle of Forced Heirship in American Law
39 Pages Posted: 29 Apr 2009
Date Written: 2008
Abstract
This article explains the history of forced heirship in Louisiana and describes the negative implications of its demise. Section IV outlines how the end of forced heirship reveals the changing values of Louisiana culture and views on the family.
Keywords: Louisiana, forced heirship, 'legitime', inheritance, civil law, individualism, community, disinherit
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Rougeau, Vincent DePaul, No Bonds but Those Freely Chosen: An Obituary for the Principle of Forced Heirship in American Law (2008). Civil Law Commentaries, Vol. 1, No. 3, 2008, Notre Dame Legal Studies Paper No. 09-18, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1396678
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