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AR SB781

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

4/9/2013

Primary Sponsor

Cecile Bledsoe

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Origin

Senate

89th General Assembly (2013 Regular)

AI Summary

  • A spouse convicted of murdering their spouse in the first or second degree is prohibited from receiving any endowment in the real or personal estate of the deceased spouse.

  • When a decedent spouse dies without a will, the descendants of the convicted murderer are barred from benefiting from the decedent's estate.

  • An exception allows descendants of the murderer to inherit from the decedent's estate only if they are also direct descendants of the deceased spouse.

Legislative Description

Concerning The Distribution Of A Decedent's Estate Upon His Or Her Murder By A Spouse.

Last Action

Notification that SB781 is now Act 1019

4/9/2013

Committee Referrals

Judiciary4/2/2013
Judiciary3/15/2013
Judiciary3/5/2013

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