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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:1974

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC

The interest of a substitute beneficiary may be conditioned upon his surviving the principal beneficiary.  The trust instrument may provide for one or more alternative substitute beneficiaries if a substitute beneficiary does not survive the principal beneficiary.  

Added by Acts 1974, No. 160, §1.