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Ark. Code Ann. § 28-9-215

Devolution where no heir under § 28-9-214

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 100 Ark. App. 216 - Stokan v. Estate of Cann (2007)

Most recently applied in 100 Ark. App. 216 - Stokan v. Estate of Cann (October 2007)

Acts 1969, No. 303, § 20; 1985, No. 703, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 61-150.

If an heir to the heritable estate, or some portion thereof, cannot be found under § 28-9-214, then the portion of the heritable estate as does not pass under § 28-9-214 will pass as follows:

(1) First, to the surviving spouse of the intestate even though they had been married less than three (3) years;

(2) Second, if there is no such surviving spouse, to the heirs, determined as of the date of the intestate's death in accordance with § 28-9-214, of the intestate's deceased spouse, meaning the spouse to whom the intestate was last married if there had been more than one (1) marriage.

(3) However, in case a marriage was terminated by divorce rather than by death, the heirs of the divorced spouse shall not inherit; and

(4) Third, if there is no person capable of inheriting under subdivision (1) or (2) of this section, the estate shall escheat to the county wherein the decedent resided at 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.