Category Archives: Estate Planning
What Happens When a Probate Fight Involves a Business, LLC, or Investment Property?
Some succession fights are really fights about a house. Others involve a business, an LLC, rental property, or investment accounts. Those cases are usually more complex because they combine succession law with business documents, accounting…
What Is Trust Administration in Louisiana – and When Can It Turn Into a Dispute?
A lot of people think a trust solves everything automatically. It does not. Trust administration in Louisiana still requires someone to act after the trust creator dies or becomes incapacitated. After the trust creator dies…
Filiation Fights in Louisiana Successions: When an Heir Has to Prove Parentage After Death
Filiation disputes arise when someone claims the right to inherit as a child of the decedent, but the legal parent-child relationship was never fully established before death. In an intestate succession, descendants are the first…
Forced Heirship Deep Dive: Who Qualifies, When Representation Matters, and Why the Date of Death Controls
Louisiana forced heirship begins with Civil Code article 1493. Forced heirs generally include descendants of the first degree who are twenty-three years old or younger at the decedent’s death. A person remains within this age…
What Is Succession Litigation in Louisiana, and When Does a Family Need It?
Many successions are routine. Some are not. A succession becomes litigation when there is a real dispute that cannot be resolved through ordinary administration. That may mean a fight over a will, over who the…
What a Surviving Spouse Actually Gets in an Intestate Louisiana Succession
The rights of a surviving spouse in a Louisiana succession depend on the type of property involved and which other relatives survive the deceased. The spouse does not automatically inherit everything simply because there is…
Why Some Baton Rouge Families Still End Up in Succession Even When They Thought They Planned Ahead
A lot of families believe they have planned ahead, only to discover after a death that they still need a Baton Rouge succession. That can be frustrating, especially when the family thought a will, trust,…
What Happens to a Louisiana LLC When the Owner Dies?
A business owner may spend years building a company without seriously considering what happens if they die unexpectedly. A Baton Rouge business succession lawyer can help ensure that the company documents and estate plan work…
Is a Louisiana Notarial Testament Really Self-Proving? Not Always After the 2025 Change
Not every Louisiana notarial testament is self-proving merely because it is called “notarial.” After Act 30 of 2025, a notarial testament executed under Civil Code Article 1576 is self-proving only if it is signed on…
When Is a Power of Attorney Not Enough in Louisiana?
A power of attorney—called a mandate in Louisiana—is an important estate-planning document. However, it is not a cure-all. A mandate may help during incapacity, but it cannot solve every financial, medical, or estate issue. When…
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