Upon the death of a married person, one-half (½) of the property to which this chapter applies is the property of the surviving spouse and is not subject to testamentary disposition by the decedent or distribution under the laws of succession of this state. One-half (½) of that property is the property of the decedent and is subject to testamentary disposition or distribution under the laws of succession of this state. With respect to property to which this chapter applies, the one-half (½) of the property which is the property of the decedent is not subject to the surviving spouse's right to elect against the will and no estate of dower or curtesy exists in the property of the decedent.
Ark. Code Ann. § 28-12-103
Disposition upon death
Known as the Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act
The act spans §§ 28–28 (13 sections).
Acts 1981, No. 660, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 61-403.
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.