Louisiana law Law in the state of Louisiana is based on a more diverse set of sources than the laws of the other 49 states of the United States. Private law has a civil law (legal system), civil law character, based on Law of France, French and Law of Spai ...

, extra-dotal property is that property which forms no part of the

dowry A dowry is a payment such as land, property, money, livestock, or a commercial asset that is paid by the bride's (woman's) family to the groom (man) or his family at the time of marriage. Dowry contrasts with the related concepts of bride price ...

of a woman (which would mean that her husband has certain rights to it), but is hers alone. It is also called "paraphernal property", from the Greek for "beyond the dowry", which gives us the word "

paraphernalia Paraphernalia refers to a collection of items or equipment associated with a particular activity, hobby, or lifestyle. The term is often used to describe the tools, accessories, or objects that are used in various fields, such as sports, arts ...

".''American Heritage Dictionary''. The

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determined the extent and effect of extradotal law on the rights of married women in Louisiana in the case of '' Fleitas v. Richardson''.

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''Fleitas v. Richardson''
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