Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Louisiana
1853 Probate
In doing genealogy on my family, I find a court document that refers to a man as a collateral heir. Does this mean that he is something other than a child of the person who died? Thanks very much for your time.
Asked on 8/10/01, 11:53 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Richard Lemmler, Jr.
R.P. Lemmler, Jr., Attorney At Law
Re: 1853 Probate
Basically, yes. A "collateral" in civil law parlance is a blood relation other than a direct descendant (child, grandchild, etc.) or ascendant (parent, grandparent, etc.)--i.e., a "collateral" could be a brother, sister, aunt, uncle, cousin, nephew, neice, second cousin, etc.
Good Luck.
Answered on 8/11/01, 1:19 pm
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