In re the Succession of Williams

COVINGTON, Chief Judge.

This appeal on the behalf of the father of the decedent, himself now deceased, questions the applicability of the change in the scheme of forced heirship effected by Acts 1981, No. 442 — namely, the abolition of ascendants as a class of forced heirs — to the decedent’s testament, which was executed in 1977. The trial judge held that it was the testator’s intent to leave her father only his forced portion, which at the time of her death was nothing. We affirm the judgment of the district court for the reasons hereinafter expressed.

FACTS

Janice Ann Parker Williams died on…