Civil Code Flashcards
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Under Louisiana Civil Code, which type of obligation arises when a party is bound to perform without any corresponding obligation from the other party?
Answer: Unilateral obligation
A unilateral obligation binds only one party to perform, unlike a bilateral obligation where both parties have reciprocal duties.
In Louisiana law, what is the prescriptive period for a personal action that is not otherwise provided for by legislation?
Answer: Ten years
Under Louisiana Civil Code Article 3499, personal actions not otherwise provided for prescribe in ten years.
Which of the following correctly describes a predial servitude under Louisiana Civil Code?
Answer: A charge on an estate for the benefit of another estate
A predial servitude is a charge on a servient estate for the benefit of a dominant estate, not a personal right.
Under Louisiana law, what happens to a testament (will) that has been revoked?
Answer: It can only be revived by making a new testament with the same provisions
A revoked testament is not revived by the revocation of the revoking testament; a new testament must be executed.
What is the Louisiana Civil Code term for the right of a surviving spouse to claim a portion of the deceased spouse's estate?
Answer: Marital portion
The marital portion is a right granted to a surviving spouse in necessitous circumstances to claim a share of the deceased spouse's estate.
Under Louisiana Civil Code, which of the following is NOT a requirement for a valid olographic testament?
Answer: It must be witnessed by two persons
An olographic testament requires only the testator's handwriting, date, and signature -- no witnesses are needed.