Succession of Hebert

THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

hln this succession proceeding opened in 2003, the trial court granted the appellee’s petition, filed in 2012, to intervene and establish paternity and heirship. The trial court awarded the appellee full rights and privileges as a forced heir. Since the trial court improperly applied La.Civ.Code art. 1971 governing filiation actions retroactively to appellee’s prescribed claim under the then-in-effect law, we reverse the trial court’s judgment and dismiss all claims with prejudice.

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ISSUE

We shall consider whether La.Civ.Code art. 197 governing filiation actions applies…