Probate Shortcuts in Arkansas

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Simplified Probate Procedures


You can use the simplified small estate process in Arkansas if:

1. The personal property in the estate does not exceed that to which the widow, if any, or minor children, if any, are by law entitled free of debt, as dower or curtesy and statutory allowances. The probate court can order that the entire estate to the widow and/or minor children. Ark. Code Ann. § 28-41-103.


2. The value, less encumbrances, of all property owned by the deceased person, excluding the homestead of and the statutory allowances for the benefit of a spouse or minor children, if any, does not exceed $50,000. There is a 45-day waiting period. Ark. Code Ann. § 28-41-101.

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Last updated on 01/17/08.

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