Legal Opinion
Succession of Young
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 14, 1999No. 98 CA 1073PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
|,de la HOUSSAYE,, J.
This case presents a challenge to the constitutionality of the one year grace period provided by La. Acts 1981, No. 720, Section 2, which allowed those illegitimate children, who would otherwise be barred from establishing filiation by the enactment of LSA-C.C. art. 209, to bring a filiation action within one year after the September 11, 1981, effective date of La. Acts 1981, No. 720.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
This matter is a filiation proceeding filed as a nullity action challenging a closed succession. The appellants, Richard and Danny Whitaker, allege they are the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Mills v. HabluetzelSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Pickett v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Lott v. HaleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- Succession of ClivensSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- Cooper v. LykesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
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3Cited by4 opinions
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