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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Any person who executes a will disposing of all or part of an estate located in Arkansas may institute an action in the circuit court of the appropriate county of this state for a declaratory judgment establishing the validity of the will.
(b) All beneficiaries named in the will and all the testator's existing intestate successors shall be named parties to the action.
(c) For the purpose of this subchapter, the beneficiaries and intestate successors shall be deemed possessed of inchoate property rights.
(d) Service of process shall be as in other declaratory judgment actions.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 28. Wills, Estates, and Fiduciary Relationships § 28-40-202. Declaratory judgment actions - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-28-wills-estates-and-fiduciary-relationships/ar-code-sect-28-40-202/
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