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Wills and estate planning
What a will does, how to write one, and what your state requires for it to count.
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Wills and estate planning
What a will does, how to write one, and what your state requires for it to count.
Louisiana law requires a different kind of will from the one Legawyl creates: a notarial testament, signed in front of a notary and using wording set by the Louisiana Civil Code. We would rather tell you that than hand you a document that may not be valid.
La. Civ. Code art. 1576 (Notarial testament; requirements of form). Louisiana is a civil-law jurisdiction and uses a NOTARIAL TESTAMENT: prepared in writing, dated, executed before a notary public in the presence of two witnesses, and signed by the testator, each witness and the notary. Legawyl does not generate wills for Louisiana.
Links last checked 2026-08-25.
We could not read this statute at its official source, so the summary above is provisional. Confirm it before relying on it.
This is general information about the law, not legal advice, and it has not been reviewed by an attorney licensed in Louisiana. Requirements change. Confirm the current rules for your state before you sign.