Succession by Affidavit – Small succession

Succession by Affidavit – Small succession

C.C.P. Art. 3421. Small successions defined. A small succession, within the meaning of this Title, is the succession or the ancillary succession of a person who at any time has died and the decedent’s property in Louisiana has a gross value of one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars or less valued as of the date of death or, if the date of death occurred at least twenty years prior to the date of filing of a small succession affidavit as authorized in this Title, leaving property in Louisiana of any value.

C.C.P. Art. 3431. Small successions; judicial opening unnecessary. A. It shall not be necessary to open judicially the small succession of a person domiciled in Louisiana who died intestate, or domiciled outside of Louisiana who died intestate or whose testament has been probated by court order of another state, and whose sole heirs are the following:

(1) His descendants.

(2) His ascendants.

(3) His brothers or sisters, or descendants thereof.

(4) His surviving spouse.

(5) His legatees under a testament probated by court order of another state.