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Who Gets What in Louisiana? If you die with:here's what happens:spouse but no children, parents, or siblingsspouse inherits everythingparents but no children, spouse, or siblingsparents inherit everythingsiblings but no children, spouse, or parentssiblings inherit everything5 more rows

Distribution to surviving descendants. Under Louisiana's intestate succession laws, separate property is distributed first to a deceased person's children. Each child of the deceased person will share equally in the separate property.

Generally, a decedent's estate goes through succession or probate in Louisiana if the estate is worth $125,000 or more, regardless of whether the decedent died with a will (testate) or without a will (intestate).

There is a specific order that the decedent's family will inherit. The family members inherit starting with brothers and sisters, then parents, then aunts and uncles, and then cousins. The first group of people that are present inherits all of the decedent's property.

To get a Judgment of Possession in Louisiana, you must file a Petition for Possession with the court. The Petition for Possession is a legal document filed with the court by the representative of the succession. It requests that the court place the heirs or legatees in possession of the decedent's property.

Children in Louisiana Inheritance Law If there is no spouse, the children will split the entire estate among themselves. But if the decedent was married, the children divide every last bit of the separate property and community property among themselves.