Courts of record within their respective jurisdictions shall have power to declare rights, status, and other legal relations whether or not further relief is or could be claimed. No action or proceeding shall be open to objection on the ground that a declaratory judgment or decree is prayed for. The declaration may be either affirmative or negative in form and effect; and such declarations shall have the force and effect of a final judgment or decree.
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-111-101
Scope
Applied in 29 court decisions — leading case Martin v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States (2001)
Most recently applied in 2025 Ark. App. 537 - Steve L. Jones v. Mnlrn, LLC (November 2025)
Acts 1953, No. 274, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 34-2501.
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