Family and heirship
Identify the surviving spouse, heirs, relationships, addresses, and the people who will sign the affidavit.
Louisiana Successions · Affidavit Procedure
Louisiana Small Succession Affidavits
A structured affidavit process for qualifying Louisiana estates, with heirship, property, values, and execution organized into one clear appointment plan.
$200,000
Current Louisiana-domiciliary threshold
Heirship
Family relationships documented
From $500
Rouge service fee
A nonjudicial path for qualifying estates
Some Louisiana successions can be handled by affidavit.
Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Article 3421 currently defines a small succession to include the succession of a Louisiana-domiciled person who died leaving property with a gross value of $200,000 or less as of the date of death. The statute also contains separate categories for certain out-of-state decedents and deaths occurring at least twenty years earlier.
Qualification depends on more than value. Rouge organizes the family, property, valuation, and execution information needed for an affidavit matter that falls within the statutory procedure.
What the affidavit organizes
The estate information in one place.
Property and values
List the property left by the decedent, its character when relevant, and values as of the date of death.
Inherited interests
State the interests inherited by the heirs and address a surviving spouse’s legal usufruct when applicable.
What to gather
The faster the facts are organized, the smoother the affidavit process.
Small succession work is document-heavy. Gathering reliable records before the appointment helps avoid missing information and unnecessary follow-up.
Death and domicile
Date of death, last domicile, marital status, and last residence.
Heirs and family
Names, addresses, relationships, and contact information for the surviving spouse and heirs.
Assets and values
Vehicle information, account information, movable property, and legal descriptions for immovable property, with date-of-death values.
Existing testament
If a will exists, make that known at the beginning because it can affect whether and how the affidavit procedure is available.
Mobile throughout Northeast Louisiana
Succession paperwork can be handled where the family is.
Rouge provides scheduled appointments throughout Ouachita, Lincoln, Union, and Jackson Parishes, including Monroe, West Monroe, Ruston, Farmerville, Sterlington, and Jonesboro.
Rouge mobile appointment
Prepare. Print. Execute.
For most routine matters, Rouge can bring the equipment needed to prepare and print documents at your appointment location when preparation is required.
Explore mobile service ↗Small succession FAQ
Questions clients commonly ask.
What is the Louisiana small succession threshold?
For a person who died domiciled in Louisiana, Code of Civil Procedure Article 3421 currently defines a small succession to include property with a gross value of $200,000 or less, valued as of the date of death. Other categories and requirements also exist.
Does every estate under $200,000 qualify for the affidavit process?
No. Value is only one part of the analysis. The decedent’s domicile, whether there was a testament, the type and location of property, and other statutory requirements affect whether the affidavit procedure is available.
Who signs a small succession affidavit when the decedent died intestate?
Code of Civil Procedure Article 3432 generally requires at least two affiants, including the surviving spouse if there is one and one or more heirs. The article provides additional rules when there is no surviving spouse or only one heir.
Can the affidavit include immovable property?
A qualifying small succession affidavit may include immovable property when the statutory requirements are met and the property is described sufficiently for transfer purposes.
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