Ark. Code Ann. § 28-1-115

Vacation and modification of orders

Known as the Probate Code

The act spans §§ 28-1-101 to 28-1-119 (19 sections).

Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Judkins v. Hoover (2003)

Most recently applied in 2021 Ark. App. 261 - Eddie S. Watkins III v. Raymond Adams, Personal Representative of the Estate of Ethel Mae Nalls Adams (May 2021)

Acts 1949, No. 140, § 15; A.S.A. 1947, § 62-2015.

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(1) For good cause and at any time within the period allowed for appeal after the final termination of the administration of the estate of a decedent or ward, the court may vacate or modify an order or grant a rehearing. However, no such power shall exist as to any order from which an appeal has been taken or to set aside the probate of a will after the time allowed for contest thereof.

(2) No vacation or modification under this section shall affect any act previously done or any right previously acquired in reliance on such an order or judgment.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.