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AR SB868

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/7/2013

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 inheriting from the decedent's estate unless those descendants are also biological descendants of the victim.

  • The bill amends Arkansas Code § 28-11-204 to establish these restrictions on estate distribution in cases of spousal homicide.

Legislative Description

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

Last Action

Sine Die adjournment

5/17/2013

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/7/2013

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