what rights does surviving children have on a deceasedparents estate when a step parent is envolved and there is no will in Louisiana?
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what rights does surviving children have on a deceasedparents estate when a step parent is envolved and there is no will in Louisiana?
Asked on May 26, 2009 under Estate Planning, Louisiana
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L.M., Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
Louisiana is a community property state. Property is divided up into separate property (that which is brought into the marriage, or inherited, or awarded in a personal injury settlement), and community property (that which is earned during the marriage, including a house purchased with community assets, retirement benefits, employment income, etc.) Without a will, the spouse gets half of the community property and the right to use the other half until death or remarriage. Then the remaining one-half goes to the children. The separate property goes to the children.
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