{"id":14617,"date":"2020-09-09T12:30:22","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T12:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/probatestars.com\/?p=14617"},"modified":"2020-11-12T17:50:05","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T17:50:05","slug":"who-are-next-of-kin-in-louisiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/probatestars.com\/who-are-next-of-kin-in-louisiana\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Are Next Of Kin In Louisiana?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14617\" class=\"elementor elementor-14617\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41412c5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41412c5f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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.elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Next of kin in Louisiana for purposes of intestate inheritance are generally the:<\/p><ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/probatestars.com\/surviving-spouse-rights-louisiana\/\">Surviving spouse<\/a><\/li><li>Children and descendants<\/li><li>Parents<\/li><li>Siblings<\/li><\/ol><h2>What Do Next Of Kin Heirs Inherit In Louisiana?<\/h2><p>If a Louisiana resident dies without a valid will, they have died intestate.\u00a0 The Louisiana rules of intestate succession apply to determine who gets what from their intestate estate.<\/p><p>The next of kin (also called intestate successors and heirs under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.la.gov\/legis\/Law.aspx?d=111026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Louisiana Civil Code Art. 876<\/a>) that will inherit under Louisiana intestate succession law depends on the other people that have survived the decedent.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td width=\"319\"><p><strong>Survivors of the Decedent<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"319\"><p><strong>Share of Intestate Estate<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"319\"><p>Surviving spouse only<\/p><\/td><td width=\"319\"><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 100% to spouse<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"319\"><p>Surviving spouse and children<\/p><\/td><td width=\"319\"><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Spouse receives \u201cusufruct\u201d (the right to use decedent\u2019s share of the community property for life or until remarriage)<\/p><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Children inherit all separate property, and community property subject to spouse\u2019s usufruct<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"319\"><p>Children, no spouse<\/p><\/td><td width=\"319\"><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 100% to children<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"319\"><p>Spouse and parents<\/p><\/td><td width=\"319\"><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 100% of community property to spouse<\/p><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 100% of separate property to parents<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"319\"><p>Spouse and siblings, no parents<\/p><\/td><td width=\"319\"><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 100% of community property to spouse<\/p><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 100% of separate property to siblings<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"319\"><p>Siblings and parents only<\/p><\/td><td width=\"319\"><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Parents have the right to use property for life, then 100% to siblings<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"319\"><p>Siblings only<\/p><\/td><td width=\"319\"><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 100% to siblings<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"319\"><p>Nieces and nephews only<\/p><\/td><td width=\"319\"><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nieces and nephews split evenly<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"319\"><p>Parents only<\/p><\/td><td width=\"319\"><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 100% to parents<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"319\"><p>Grandparents only<\/p><\/td><td width=\"319\"><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Evenly split between paternal\/maternal grandparents<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"319\"><p>None of the above<\/p><\/td><td width=\"319\"><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nearest relatives share estate<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Louisiana\u2019s intestate succession rules for next of kin heirs at law can be found in Articles 880 through 899 of the Louisiana Civil Code, which can be accessed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.la.gov\/legis\/Laws_Toc.aspx?folder=67&amp;level=Parent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here.<\/a><\/p><p>To learn more about community property v. separate property, click <a href=\"https:\/\/probatestars.com\/community-property\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p><h2>Inherited Real Property In Louisiana<\/h2><p>Inherited real property is treated in a special way under Louisiana law.\u00a0 If a decedent received real property as a gift, and then dies without children, the real property passes back or ascends to the ancestor that gifted the property.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.la.gov\/legis\/Law.aspx?d=111050\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Louisiana Civil Code Art. 898<\/a>.<\/p><h2>How Are Next of Kin Half-Siblings Treated Under Louisiana Intestate Succession Law?<\/h2><p>Louisiana, unlike the majority of states, treats half-siblings differently than full-blood siblings. In the majority of states, a next of kin half-sibling inherits just like a whole sibling.\u00a0 Under Louisiana intestate succession law, a next of kin half-sibling heir is only entitled to inherit from their blood line.\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.la.gov\/legis\/Law.aspx?d=111045\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Louisiana Civil Code Art. 893<\/a> states:<\/p><blockquote><p>The property that devolves to the brothers or sisters is divided among them equally, if they are all born of the same parents. If they are born of different unions, it is equally divided between the paternal and maternal lines of the deceased: brothers or sisters fully related by blood take in both lines and those related by half-blood take each in his own line. If there are brothers or sisters on one side only, they take the entirety to the exclusion of all relations in the other line.<\/p><\/blockquote><h2>How Are Adopted Children Treated Under Louisiana Intestate Succession Law?<\/h2><p>Louisiana, like most states, treats adopted children the same as natural-born children for purposes of intestate succession.\u00a0 Also, foster children and step-children are not considered your heirs for purposes of intestate succession.<\/p><p>However, Louisiana is different in that adopted-out children (children you had and then gave up for adoption) are still included as next of kin heirs for purposes of succession to your intestate estate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next of kin in Louisiana for purposes of intestate inheritance are generally the: Surviving spouse Children and descendants Parents Siblings What Do Next Of Kin Heirs Inherit In Louisiana? 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