Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Louisiana
My father died and did not leave a will. He left behind myself, my three sisters, and my mother. Is my mother legally entitled to all financial and proprietal benefits or should it be divided between us all?
Asked on 4/28/13, 10:23 pm
2 Answers from Attorneys
James Maguire
James G. Maguire, Attorney At Law
Assuming that all of your father's assets were community property, his children inherit his one-half of the community property, but your mother has the use of it during her lifetime.
Answered on 4/29/13, 6:10 am
Adam Lambert
The Law Office of Adam S. Lambert
Your father's property goes to his children in equal shares. However, as a surviving spouse, his wife gets usufruct of the property.
Answered on 4/29/13, 6:12 am