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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Upon the filing of a final account of a personal representative praying for an order of final distribution or for approval of final distribution previously made, the court shall fix a date for hearing, not earlier than sixty (60) days after such a filing.
(b) In addition to the notice required by § 28-52-106, the clerk, by one (1) or more of the methods provided by § 28-1-112 as the court may by rule or specific order direct, shall notify all distributees of the estate, the surviving spouse, if any, of the decedent, all unpaid creditors, the surety of the personal representative, and such other persons, if any, as the court may direct, of the filing of the final account and the date set for hearing thereon.
(c) However, the court may order a final distribution or approve a final distribution previously made immediately upon the filing of the final account when it appears to the court that all parties in interest who are of full age and under no disability have waived the notice and hearing and that the guardians of all parties in interest who are minors or under disability of incompetency have waived the notice and hearing.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 28. Wills, Estates, and Fiduciary Relationships § 28-53-103. Final distribution--Procedures applicable - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-28-wills-estates-and-fiduciary-relationships/ar-code-sect-28-53-103/
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