If the heir alienates lands of which a surviving spouse is entitled to dower or curtesy, he or she shall still be decreed his curtesy or her dower in the lands so alienated, in whosesoever hands the land may be.
Ark. Code Ann. § 28-39-307
Rights of surviving spouse when dower or curtesy land alienated by heir
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Willis v. Estate of Adams (1990)
Most recently applied in Willis v. Estate of Adams (December 1990)
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