Posthumous heirs
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Finley v. Astrue (2008)
Most recently applied in Finley v. Astrue (February 2009)
Acts 1969, No. 303, § 12; A.S.A. 1947, § 61-142.
(1) Posthumous descendants of the intestate conceived before his or her death but born thereafter shall inherit in the same manner as if born in the lifetime of the intestate.
(2) However, no right of inheritance shall accrue to any person other than a lineal descendant of the intestate, unless such a person has been born at the time of the intestate's death.
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.