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With All My Worldly Goods I Thee Endow: The Law And Statistics Of Dower And Curtesy In Arkansas, J. Cliff Mckinney Apr 2016

With All My Worldly Goods I Thee Endow: The Law And Statistics Of Dower And Curtesy In Arkansas, J. Cliff Mckinney

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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Arkansas’S Trust Code And Trust Planning: A Ten-Year Perspective, Lynn Foster Apr 2016

Arkansas’S Trust Code And Trust Planning: A Ten-Year Perspective, Lynn Foster

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

In 2001, the Uniform Law Commission adopted the Uniform Trust Code, which regulates certain aspects of trusts. One impetus for the trust code was the ever-increasing popularity of revocable trusts as part of standard estate planning packages. Another was the fact that few states—including Arkansas—had well-developed common law trust rules, let alone any statutory trust codes. In 2005, the Arkansas legislature enacted a slightly modified version of the Uniform Trust Code (UTC), titled the Arkansas Trust Code (ATC). At that time, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review published my article summarizing the most important features of the …


Property Law—Upending The Familiar Tools Of Estate Planning: Equity Renders Revocable Trusts Subject To The Arkansas Spousal Election. In Re Estate Of Thompson, 2014 Ark. 237, 434 S.W.3d 877., Lucy L. Holifield Oct 2015

Property Law—Upending The Familiar Tools Of Estate Planning: Equity Renders Revocable Trusts Subject To The Arkansas Spousal Election. In Re Estate Of Thompson, 2014 Ark. 237, 434 S.W.3d 877., Lucy L. Holifield

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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Wills—Holographic Wills And Testamentary Intent—Extrinsic Evidence Is Inadmissible To Prove Testimentary Intent For Holographic Wills Lacking Words Of Disposition. Edmundson V. Estate Of Fountain, No. 03-1459, 2004 Wl 1475423 (Ark. July 1, 2004), J. M. Robinette Jul 2005

Wills—Holographic Wills And Testamentary Intent—Extrinsic Evidence Is Inadmissible To Prove Testimentary Intent For Holographic Wills Lacking Words Of Disposition. Edmundson V. Estate Of Fountain, No. 03-1459, 2004 Wl 1475423 (Ark. July 1, 2004), J. M. Robinette

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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The Arkansas Trust Code: Good Law For Arkansas, Lynn Foster Jan 2005

The Arkansas Trust Code: Good Law For Arkansas, Lynn Foster

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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A Comparison Of Arkansas's Current Law Concerning Succession, Wills, And Other Donative Transfers With Article Ii Of The 1990 Uniform Probate Code, Lawrence H. Averill Jr., Ellen B. Brantley Jul 1995

A Comparison Of Arkansas's Current Law Concerning Succession, Wills, And Other Donative Transfers With Article Ii Of The 1990 Uniform Probate Code, Lawrence H. Averill Jr., Ellen B. Brantley

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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Constitutional Law - Equal Protection - Arkansas' Gender-Based Statutes On Dower, Election, Statutory Allowances, And Homestead Are Unconstitutional, Mary Jane Pruniski Apr 1981

Constitutional Law - Equal Protection - Arkansas' Gender-Based Statutes On Dower, Election, Statutory Allowances, And Homestead Are Unconstitutional, Mary Jane Pruniski

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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The New Arkansas Inheritance Laws: A Step Into The Present With An Eye To The Future, Robert R. Wright Jan 1969

The New Arkansas Inheritance Laws: A Step Into The Present With An Eye To The Future, Robert R. Wright

Faculty Scholarship

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Medieval Law In The Age Of Space: Some Rules Of Property In Arkansas, Robert R. Wright Jan 1968

Medieval Law In The Age Of Space: Some Rules Of Property In Arkansas, Robert R. Wright

Faculty Scholarship

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