Forced Heirs
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
In Louisiana. 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 disinherit them.
Civ. Code La. art. il482.
As to the portion of the estate they are entitled to, see "Legitim." As to the causes for which forced heirs may be deprived of this right, see "Disinherison."