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November 9, 2011 By Lydia J. Alford

Parents are forced to leave portion of estate to children with bipolar disease

Per three court decisions, children with bipolar disease are “forced heirs”. This is a Louisiana inheritance concept whereby parents are “forced” to leave a part of their estate to certain children. Prior to 1995 all children were forced heirs and were entitled to inherit unless disinherited. In 1995, forced heirs were redefined and are now: 1.  Any child, […]

Filed Under: Estate Planning Tagged With: bipolar disease, Estate Planning, heir

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