If any person shall die leaving a surviving spouse, the surviving spouse shall be allowed to take the same dower or curtesy in the bonds, bills, notes, books, accounts, and evidences of debt as the surviving spouse would be entitled to take out of the personal property or cash on hand of the deceased spouse.
Ark. Code Ann. § 28-11-306
Bonds, notes, accounts, and evidences of debt
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In Re Estate of Rickey Joe Short (2025)
Most recently applied in In Re Estate of Rickey Joe Short (October 2025)
Acts 1859, No. 231, § 1, p. 299; 1867, No. 116, § 1, p. 277; C. & M
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