Forced Heirs
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States · John Bouvier · 1839
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
in Louisiana, are those persons whom the testator or donor, cannot deprive of the portion of his estate reserved for them by law, except in cases where he has a just cause to disinhenit them. Civ. Code of Lo. art. 1482; as to the portion of the estate they are entitled to, see the article Legitzme. As to the causes for which forced heirs may be deprived of this right, see Disinherison.. FORCIBLE ENTRY OR DE-