Should You Hire a Louisiana Succession Attorney or DIY? Honest Comparison
When does DIY work and when does it cost more than hiring counsel? Honest, side-by-side analysis with cost ranges and risk factors.
The Louisiana Succession Timeline: Week-by-Week What Actually Happens
What actually happens each week in a typical uncontested Louisiana succession, from initial call through judgment of possession.
Inheriting a Louisiana Camp or Hunting Lease: Special Considerations
Camps and hunting leases come with co-ownership, wetlands, and lease-transfer issues most successions miss. Here is what to address before judgment of possession.
Louisiana Mineral Royalty Suspension: How to Get Your Operator to Release the Money
Operators suspend royalty payments after a Louisiana mineral owner dies. Here is exactly what title curative steps will release the money.
What is a Curator Ad Hoc and When Do Louisiana Successions Need One?
How a Louisiana curator ad hoc is appointed to represent an absent or unknown heir, and why successions cannot close without one in some cases.
When Louisiana Succession Becomes Contested: The Top 5 Triggers
The most common triggers that turn an ordinary Louisiana succession into contested litigation, and what you can do early to defuse them.
How a Louisiana Notarial Testament Works (and Why It’s Almost Always Better Than Olographic)
Notarial vs. olographic testaments in Louisiana: formalities, advantages, disadvantages, and why notarial is almost always the safer choice.
Louisiana Successions and Forced Heir Children of Different Marriages
When the decedent had children from multiple marriages, Louisiana forced heirship rules can collide with community property and usufruct. Here is how to untangle it.
The Louisiana Surviving Spouse: 7 Rights You Have After Your Spouse Dies
By Ronald C. Cantin · LSBA #39827 · Last reviewed May 10, 2026 TL;DR A Louisiana surviving spouse has several legal rights that don’t depend on what the will says: ownership of half of all community property, a legal usufruct on the deceased’s community share when descendants inherit, the right to remain in the family […]
How to Sell a Louisiana Home When You’re One of Multiple Heirs
By Ronald C. Cantin · LSBA #39827 · Last reviewed May 10, 2026 TL;DR To sell a Louisiana inherited home with multiple heirs, you need (1) a recorded judgment of possession that names all heirs and their shares, (2) the surviving spouse’s release or buyout of any usufruct, and (3) all heirs signing the act […]