Ark. Code § 28-40-302

Current with legislation from 2024 effective through May 3, 2024.

Section 28-40-302 - Proving will

No will of any testator shall be allowed to be proved as a lost or destroyed will unless:

(1) The provisions are clearly and distinctly proved by at least two (2) witnesses, a correct copy or draft being deemed equivalent to one (1) witness; and

(2) The will is:

(A) Proved to have been in existence at the time of the death of the testator; or

(B) Shown to have been fraudulently destroyed in the lifetime of the testator.

Ark. Code § 28-40-302

Rev. Stat., ch. 157, § 51; C. & M. Dig., § 10545; Pope's Dig., § 14563; A.S.A. 1947, § 60-304.