Succession of Vincent v. Vincent

GUIDRY, Judge.

This appeal questions the testamentary disinherison of a son by his father. The decedent, Joseph Manson Vincent, died testate on April 11, 1986, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He was survived by his spouse, Viola Mae Vincent, and two children, Paul Roy Vincent and Beverly Ann Vincent Romero.

The decedent’s last will, made pursuant to the provisions of La.R.S. 9:2442, is dated April 17, 1984, and contains the following, among other, provisions:

“I specifically disinherit my son, Paul Roy Vincent, under the authority of Civil Code Article 1621 due to the incident in the spring of 1978,…