Short answer. Yes. Article 1861 makes the estate liable for all his liabilities as a limited partner. His executor or administrator steps into his shoes for settling the estate and may even substitute a new limited partner in his place, but the liabilities he carried as a limited partner pass to the estate, not away from it.
What the law says
On the death of a limited partner his executor or administrator shall have all the rights of a limited partner for the purpose of setting his estate, and such power as the deceased had to constitute his assignee a substituted limited partner.
Civil Code, Article 1861 — Death of a Limited Partner. Read the full provision →
What the law says
The estate of a deceased limited partner shall be liable for all his liabilities as a limited partner.
Civil Code, Article 1861 — Death of a Limited Partner. Read the full provision →
Death does not erase a limited partner's obligations
A limited partner's death does not wipe out what he owed the partnership or its creditors in that capacity. The estate of a deceased limited partner shall be liable for all his liabilities as a limited partner. Whatever unpaid contribution, wrongful return of contribution, or other obligation he had as a limited partner while alive is charged against what he left behind, the same way any other debt of the deceased would be. Heirs do not become personally liable for it beyond the estate, but the estate itself cannot simply set the obligation aside.
The executor or administrator steps into his role
The statute does not leave the estate without a representative in the partnership's affairs. On the death of a limited partner his executor or administrator shall have all the rights of a limited partner for the purpose of setting his estate, and such power as the deceased had to constitute his assignee a substituted limited partner. This lets the person settling the estate exercise the limited partner's rights, such as inspecting partnership records or receiving what is due, precisely so the estate's exposure and entitlements can both be worked out properly.
A substituted limited partner can take his place
Article 1861 also preserves whatever power the deceased had to have an assignee become a new limited partner in his place. If he held that power before he died, his executor or administrator can exercise it on the estate's behalf, allowing continuity in the partnership rather than an automatic dissolution of his interest. Whether that substitution actually happens still depends on the partnership agreement and the other partners' consent under the general rules on becoming a substituted limited partner.
Why this matters when settling the estate
For a family settling an estate, this means a limited partnership interest is not simply an asset to divide — it can also carry liabilities that must be accounted for before anything is distributed to heirs. The administrator has to identify what the deceased owed as a limited partner, satisfy it from the estate to the extent the estate can bear it, and only then treat any remaining partnership interest as part of what heirs eventually receive. Ignoring that liability does not make it disappear; it simply leaves it unresolved against the estate.