Arkansas Code
Subtitle 2 - Descent And Distribution
Chapter 11 - Dower And Curtesy

Subchapter 1 - General Provisions

§ 28-11-101. Definition - As used in this chapter, “endowed” means invested and shall...

§ 28-11-102. Descent of land upon death of spouse having dower or curtesy interest - At the death of any surviving spouse who has dower...

Subchapter 2 - Entitlement Generally

§ 28-11-201. Actions of spouse not to bar right to dower or curtesy - (a) No act, deed, or conveyance executed or performed by...

§ 28-11-202. Surviving spouse of alien entitled to dower or curtesy - The surviving spouse of an alien shall be entitled to...

§ 28-11-203. Right of dower and curtesy barred - (a) The inchoate right of dower or curtesy of any...

§ 28-11-204. Murder of spouse — Effect - (a) Whenever a spouse shall kill or slay his or...

Subchapter 3 - Extent of Interest

§ 28-11-301. Land generally - (a) If a person dies leaving a surviving spouse and...

§ 28-11-302. Lands exchanged — Election - If a person seized of an estate of inheritance in...

§ 28-11-303. Mortgaged land - (a) When a person seized of an estate of inheritance...

§ 28-11-304. Sale of timber, oil, gas, or mineral leases - (a) If a person dies leaving a surviving spouse and...

§ 28-11-305. Personalty - If a person dies leaving a surviving spouse and a...

§ 28-11-306. Bonds, notes, accounts, and evidences of debt - If any person shall die leaving a surviving spouse, the...

§ 28-11-307. Dower or curtesy when no children - (a) (1) If a person dies leaving a surviving spouse...

Subchapter 4 - Provisions in Lieu of Dower or Curtesy

§ 28-11-401. Jointure or payment with spouse's assent - (a) When an estate in land shall be conveyed to...

§ 28-11-402. Jointure or payment — Election of spouse - If, before the marriage, but without a spouse's assent, or...

§ 28-11-403. Devise or bequest — Election of spouse - If land is devised to a spouse, or a pecuniary...

§ 28-11-404. Devise deemed in lieu of dower or curtesy - If any spouse shall devise and bequeath to the other...

§ 28-11-405. Forfeiture - Every jointure, devise, and pecuniary provision, in lieu of dower...