St. Mary Parish · Franklin · Morgan City

Louisiana Succession Attorney for St. Mary Parish.

Flat-fee succession representation across Franklin, Morgan City, Patterson, Berwick, and the St. Mary Parish coastal communities. 14-day^* average judgment of possession.

Successions in St. Mary Parish

St. Mary Parish stretches from the Atchafalaya Basin to the Gulf of Mexico, with Franklin as its parish seat. Probate and successions are filed in the 16th Judicial District Court at the St. Mary Parish Courthouse, 500 Main Street, Franklin. The 16th JDC serves Iberia, St. Martin, and St. Mary Parishes; St. Mary matters are handled at the Franklin courthouse.

St. Mary successions reflect the parish’s “sugarcane in the field, shrimp boats at the dock, oil rig offshore” economy — Morgan City hosts the Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival, held since 1936. Many estates involve oilfield-services and commercial-fishing families, sugarcane land, and out-of-state heirs.

Common St. Mary Parish Succession Scenarios

Oilfield-services worker estates in Morgan City, Patterson, and Berwick with mineral interests and offshore-industry ties.
Commercial-fishing successions involving shrimp boats, slips, and dockage rights.
Sugarcane farmland successions in the rural sections around Franklin and Baldwin.
Sale of an inherited Franklin or Morgan City home where no succession was ever opened.
Out-of-state heirs of St. Mary families who left coastal Louisiana for the energy industry.

Pricing for St. Mary Parish Successions

Our flat fees apply equally across all 64 Louisiana parishes. 16th JDC filing fees run approximately $150–$300; recording in St. Mary Parish conveyance records is approximately $100–$200. See full pricing breakdown.

Process

Free consultation and flat-fee quote within 24 hours.
You sign one notarized Verification — from any notary, anywhere.
We file in 16th JDC, Franklin.
Judgment of Possession issues; we record in St. Mary Parish conveyance records and deliver certified copies.

Service Areas Within St. Mary Parish

Franklin, Morgan City, Patterson, Berwick, Baldwin, Bayou Vista, Amelia, and the unincorporated coastal communities of the parish.

Frequently Asked Questions — St. Mary Parish

Where is the St. Mary Parish succession court?

16th Judicial District Court, St. Mary Parish Courthouse, 500 Main Street, Franklin, LA 70538. Successions are filed with the St. Mary Parish Clerk of Court.

The decedent owned a shrimp boat. Does that go through succession?

Yes — vessels are movable property and pass through succession. We coordinate with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries and the Coast Guard for title transfer once the Judgment of Possession is signed.

The decedent worked offshore and had mineral interests. How is that handled?

The succession is filed in the parish of domicile, and the Judgment of Possession is recorded in each parish where mineral interests are located. Offshore federal-water interests are coordinated with BOEM/BSEE during the descriptive-list stage.

Heirs live out of state. Do they need to come to Franklin?

No. We handle St. Mary successions remotely; each heir signs one notarized document wherever they live and returns it to us.

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Louisiana Succession Attorney — St. Mary Parish (Franklin)