What to Do First When a Loved One Dies in Louisiana: A Practical Checklist
A calm guide to the first days and weeks after a death — what to handle now, what can wait, and when a formal succession becomes necessary under Louisiana law.
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Occasional writing on estate planning, business formation, and oil & gas law — viewed through the particular lens of Louisiana's civil law tradition. We publish when we have something worth saying.
Usufruct in Louisiana: What It Means When You Inherit a Home or Account
A plain-language guide to one of the most misunderstood concepts in Louisiana law — what usufruct means for a surviving spouse and the naked owners, and why the specific terms matter so much.
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Where Louisiana succession law and mineral law meet — servitudes, the ten-year prescription clock, suspended royalties, and why heirs of these interests cannot afford to wait.
Read the postIntroducing “Got Questions?”: Our New AI Information Portal
We have added a new “Got Questions?” button to every page of this site. This post explains what the feature is, what it does, how it works — and why the general information it provides is not legal advice and creates no attorney-client relationship.
Read the postFrom the Desk at Valorem: An Introduction to Three Practice Areas
Welcome to the Valorem Law Group blog. This inaugural post offers a broad introduction to the three disciplines our firm serves — estate planning, business formation, and oil and gas law — and how each functions under Louisiana's distinctive civil law tradition.
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