AR HB2036

Amends Arkansas Code § 28-39-407 to allow testators to include a statement in their will regarding pretermitted heirs (children born or adopted after the will was made, or children omitted from the will)

Permits testators to declare in their will that they have no knowledge of any pretermitted heirs and limit recovery to a minimal share if such heirs come forward after the testator's death

Requires the probate court to determine what constitutes a "minimal" share for any pretermitted heir who claims under the will

Specifies that if a testator includes the required statement and a lawful pretermitted heir comes forward, any minimal share specified in the will negates all other claims the pretermitted heir might otherwise be entitled to

Updates statutory language to modernize terminology (e.g., changing "shall have" to "has," "shall die" to "dies," "shall omit" to "omits")