Caddo Parish Succession process
Organize the Louisiana legal route, local filing record, evidence, service requirements, and unresolved verification points before requesting a paid document scope or presenting anything to the clerk.
Choose the procedural objective
Petition for possession / judgment of possession
Identify every heir, legatee, and ownership share · Probate an original testament
Review and stage this routePartition in kind or by licitation
Open the workspace to inspect the route requirements and document set.
Review and stage this routeAccounting / status / compel administration
Open administration or appoint a representative · Independent-administration authority
Review and stage this routeTitle or deed challenge before distribution
Identify every heir, legatee, and ownership share · Oppose probate or seek annulment of a testament
Review and stage this routePrimary-source starting points
Source set reviewed 2026-10-07. Read the current text, local orders, and the filed record before acting.
- C.C.P. arts. 2811–2822 — Succession court and proof
- C.C.P. arts. 3171–3222 — Representative, duties, preservation, and closing
- C.C.P. arts. 3331–3338 and 3396.17–3396.20 — Accounts and independent administration
- C.C.P. arts. 4601 et seq.; Civil Code art. 807
- Civil Code arts. 797–818 — Co-ownership and partition