Art. 3137.  Descriptive list prima facie correct; amendment or traverse; reduction or increase of security

The descriptive list of succession property authorized by Article 3136 shall be accepted as prima facie proof of all matters shown therein, unless amended or traversed successfully.

The court may amend the descriptive list at any time to correct errors therein, on ex parte motion of the person filing it.  Any interested person may traverse the descriptive list at any time, on contradictory motion served on the person filing it.  If a descriptive list is amended, or successfully traversed a copy of the amended or traversed descriptive list shall be filed with the Department of Revenue.  The court may order the reduction or increase of the security required of a succession representative to conform to the corrected total value of the property of the succession.

Amended by Acts 1972, No. 326, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1973.