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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023)
Title 28 - WILLS, ESTATES, AND FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28)
Subtitle 4 - ADMINISTRATION OF DECEDENTS' ESTATES (§§ 28-38-101 — 28-54-115)
Chapter 39 - RIGHTS OF SURVIVING FAMILY MEMBERS (§§ 28-39-101 — 28-39-407)
Subchapter 4 - TAKING AGAINST THE WILL (§§ 28-39-401 — 28-39-407)
Section 28-39-402 - Notice to spouse of right to elect
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AR Code § 28-39-402 (2023)
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Within one (1) month after the will of a married person has been admitted to probate, the clerk shall mail a notice to the decedent's surviving spouse at his or her mailing address, if known, in which shall be stated the time within which a written election must be filed by or on behalf of the surviving spouse in order to take against the will.
Acts 1949, No. 140, § 34; A.S.A. 1947, § 60-502.
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