RÉSUMÉ DIGEST ACT 40 (HB 225) 2022 Regular Session Gregory Miller Prior law (C.C. Arts. 897 and 898) provided that ascendants inherited the immovable property given by them to their descendants who died without descendants, subject to all mortgages which the descendant may have imposed on them. Prior law further provided that ascendants inheriting such property were bound to contribute to the payment of the debts of the succession, in proportion to the value of the objects given. New law repeals prior law. Effective August 1, 2022. (Repeals C.C. Arts. 897 and 898)