Period within which will must be probated

La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 2893

La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 2893

Art. 2893. Period within which will must be probated No testament shall be admitted to probate unless a petition therefor has been filed in a court of competent jurisdiction within five years after the judicial opening of the succession of the deceased. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 316, §1; Acts 1986, No. 247, §1.