Arkansas Code Title 28. Wills, Estates, and Fiduciary Relationships § 28-39-103. Residency rights extended

If the dower or curtesy of any surviving spouse is not assigned and laid off within two (2) months after the death of a deceased spouse, the surviving spouse shall remain in and possess the chief residence of the deceased spouse, together with the land thereto attached, free of all rent, until dower or curtesy shall be laid off and assigned to the surviving spouse.