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Louisiana Codes > Code of Civil Procedure > BOOK V > Title II > Chapter 2 – Proceeding Against Surviving Spouse, Succession, or Heir

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§ 2671 Proceeding against surviving spouse in community
§ 2672 Proceeding against heirs or legatees
§ 2673 Proceeding against legal representative
§ 2674 Attorney appointed to represent unrepresented defendant
§ 2675 Case falling within application of two or more articles; plaintiff may bring proceeding under any applicable article

Terms Used In Louisiana Codes > Code of Civil Procedure > BOOK V > Title II > Chapter 2 - Proceeding Against Surviving Spouse, Succession, or Heir

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Testate: To die leaving a will.
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.

Louisiana Codes > Code of Civil Procedure > BOOK V > Title II > Chapter 2 – Evidence of Jurisdiction and Heirship

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§ 2821 Evidence of jurisdiction, death, and relationship
§ 2822 Requirements of affidavit evidence
§ 2823 Additional evidence
§ 2824 No affidavit evidence of factual issues
§ 2825 Costs
§ 2826 Definition of certain terms used in Book VI

Terms Used In Louisiana Codes > Code of Civil Procedure > BOOK V > Title II > Chapter 2 - Evidence of Jurisdiction and Heirship

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Chambers: A judge's office.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  • Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.