Arkansas Code Title 28, Subtitle 2, Chapter 11, Subchapter 4 - Provisions in Lieu of Dower or Curtesy

• § 28-11-401 - Jointure or Payment With Spouse's Assent.
  (a) When an estate in land shall be conveyed to a person and his or her intended spouse, or to the intended spouse alone,...
• § 28-11-402 - Jointure or Payment -- Election of Spouse.
  If, before the marriage, but without a spouse's assent, or if, after the marriage, land shall be given or assured for the jointure of...
• § 28-11-403 - Devise or Bequest -- Election of Spouse.
  If land is devised to a spouse, or a pecuniary or other provision is made for a spouse by will in lieu of dower...
• § 28-11-404 - Devise Deemed in Lieu of Dower or Curtesy.
  If any spouse shall devise and bequeath to the other spouse any portion of his or her real estate of which he or she...
• § 28-11-405 - Forfeiture.
  Every jointure, devise, and pecuniary provision, in lieu of dower or curtesy, shall be forfeited by the spouse for whose benefit it shall be...

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