Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 3171 – Appointment
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Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 3171
- Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
- Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent
- Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
If it appears from the record, or is otherwise proved by an interested party, that an heir of an intestate, or a legatee or presumptive legal heir of a deceased testator, is an absentee, and there is a necessity for such appointment, the court shall appoint an attorney at law to represent the absent heir or legatee.