LA NOTARY Study Guide 2026
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📋 LA NOTARY Exam Format at a Glance
📚 LA NOTARY Topics to Study (39)
✍️ Sample LA NOTARY Questions & Answers
1. Under Louisiana law, how does a testator revoke a testament?
Revocation requires a new testament or one with inconsistent provisions.
2. A donation inter vivos of immovable property must be made by what type of act to be valid?
Under Louisiana Civil Code Article 1536, a donation inter vivos of immovable property or incorporeal things must be made by an authentic act, under the penalty of absolute nullity. An authentic act is one executed before a notary public in the presence of two witnesses.
3. Can spouses in Louisiana change their matrimonial regime from community to separation of property during the marriage?
Spouses may modify their matrimonial regime during marriage through a joint petition approved by the court.
4. What is the purpose of a partition?
When partition in kind (physical division) is legally excluded, such as when the property cannot be conveniently divided without a significant loss in value, the law provides for partition by licitation. This means the property is sold, often through a public sale like a sheriff's sale. The proceeds from this sale are then divided among the co-owners according to their respective ownership shares.
5. A clause in a mortgage that allows the mortgagee to foreclose on the property without making a subsequent owner a party to the lawsuit is called:
A pact de non alienando is a contractual agreement by which the mortgagor agrees not to sell or encumber the mortgaged property to the prejudice of the mortgagee. This allows the mortgagee to proceed with foreclosure via executory process directly against the original mortgagor, even if the property has been sold to a third party.
6. What is acquisitive prescription (usucaption) in Louisiana civil law?
Acquisitive prescription allows a possessor to become the owner of property through continuous, uninterrupted possession for the time fixed by law.