CC 950     

Art. 950.  Knowledge required of successor as prerequisite to acceptance or renunciation

An acceptance or renunciation is valid only if the successor knows of the death of the person to be succeeded and knows that he has rights as a successor.  It is not necessary that he know the extent of those rights or the nature of his relationship to the decedent.

Acts 1997, No. 1421, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.