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Article 919. The following shall Article 920. The following shall be sufficient causes Article 921. The following shall be sufficient causes for
be sufficient causes for the for the disinheritance of parents or ascendants, disinheriting a spouse:
disinheritance of children and whether legitimate or illegitimate:
descendants, legitimate as well
as illegitimate:

(1) When a child or (1) When the parents have abandoned their (1) When the spouse has been convicted of an attempt
descendant has been children or induced their daughters to live a against the life of the testator, his or her descendants, or
found guilty of an corrupt or immoral life, or attempted against ascendants;
attempt against the life their virtue;
of the testator, his or her
spouse, descendants, or
ascendants;

(2) When a child or (2) When the parent or ascendant has been (2) When the spouse has accused the testator of a crime
descendant has convicted of an attempt against the life of the for which the law prescribes imprisonment of six years or
accused the testator of a testator, his or her spouse, descendants, or more, and the accusation has been found to be false;
crime for which the law ascendants;
prescribes
imprisonment for six
years or more, if the
accusation has been
found groundless;
(3) When a child or (3) When the parent or ascendant has (3) When the spouse by fraud, violence, intimidation, or
descendant has been accused the testator of a crime for which the undue influence cause the testator to make a will or to
convicted of adultery or law prescribes imprisonment for six years or change one already made;
concubinage with the more, if the accusation has been found to be
spouse of the testator; false;

(4) When a child or (4) When the parent or ascendant has been (4) When the spouse has given cause for legal separation;
descendant by fraud, convicted of adultery or concubinage with
violence, intimidation, or the spouse of the testator;
undue influence causes
the testator to make a
will or to change one
already made;

(5) A refusal without (5) When the parent or ascendant by fraud, (5) When the spouse has given grounds for the loss of
justifiable cause to violence, intimidation, or undue influence parental authority;
support the parent or causes the testator to make a will or to
ascendant who change one already made;
disinherits such child or
descendant;

(6) Maltreatment of the (6) The loss of parental authority for causes (6) Unjustifiable refusal to support the children or the other
testator by word or specified in this Code; spouse. (756, 855, 674a)
deed, by the child or
descendant;

(7) When a child or (7) The refusal to support the children or


descendant leads a descendants without justifiable cause;
dishonorable or
disgraceful life;

(8) Conviction of a crime (8) An attempt by one of the parents against


which carries with it the the life of the other, unless there has been a
penalty of civil reconciliation between them. (756, 854, 674a)
interdiction. (756, 853,
674a)

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