Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Louisiana

Use of the word usufruct in a will!
My husbands grandparents wrote out a will about 20-30 years ago. His grandmother is still living. They each had the other one say the everything was left to the other spouse at the time of there death and and if they both died there children would get everything equal. They stated the other had the usufruct right until there death, then it would be turned over to there children. When they wrote it all there children were still alive, however, one is dead but he has 2 children. Five years ago, she wrote out her last will and testament giving my mother-in-law power of attorney and leaving everything to her. Do the other children or grandchildren have any rights to anything that his grandparents had?

Asked on 8/30/03, 11:14 pm

Andrew Casanave Andrew M. Casanave

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Re: Use of the word usufruct in a will!

Take all of the documents to a lawyer. There is a lot to sort out.

Usufruct is not ownership. It is the right to use and enjoy, but someone else has the right to dispose of the property.

Answered on 8/31/03, 12:09 am

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