Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Louisiana

death w out a will ...

my grandfather died without a will and he and my grandmother owned a home. they have 8 kids, only 1 was a minor at the time of his death. what happens with the property if my grandmother wants to give it to someone else.


Asked on 9/16/07, 8:34 pm

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Andrew Casanave Andrew M. Casanave

Re: death w out a will ...

Unless the 8 children agree she cannot. Since there was no will, intestate succession law states that the grandfather's half of the community property belongs to his children.

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Answered on 9/16/07, 8:58 pm


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