(a) Upon the death of a holder of jointly held property, a surviving holder may disclaim, in whole or part, the greater of:
(1) a fractional share of the property determined by dividing the number one by the number of joint holders alive immediately before the death of the holder to whose death the disclaimer relates; or
(2) all of the property except that part of the value of the entire interest attributable to the contribution furnished by the disclaimant.
(b) A disclaimer under subsection (a) takes effect as of the death of the holder of jointly held property to whose death the disclaimer relates.
(c) An interest in jointly held property disclaimed by a surviving holder of the property passes as if the disclaimant predeceased the holder to whose death the disclaimer relates.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 28 - Wills, Estates, and Fiduciary Relationships
Subtitle 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 2 - Disclaimer Of Property
Subchapter 2 - Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act (1999)
§ 28-2-204. Subchapter supplemented by other law
§ 28-2-205. Power to disclaim — General requirements, when irrevocable
§ 28-2-206. Disclaimer of interest in property
§ 28-2-207. Disclaimer of rights of survivorship in jointly held property
§ 28-2-208. Disclaimer of interest by trustee
§ 28-2-209. Disclaimer of power of appointment or other power not held in fiduciary capacity
§ 28-2-210. Disclaimer by appointee, object, or taker in default of exercise of power of appointment
§ 28-2-211. Disclaimer of power held in fiduciary capacity
§ 28-2-212. Delivery or filing
§ 28-2-213. When disclaimer barred or limited
§ 28-2-214. Tax-qualified disclaimer
§ 28-2-215. Disclaimer of interest in real property — Recording of disclaimer
§ 28-2-216. Minor, incompetent, or deceased beneficiary
§ 28-2-217. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act