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Every source behind the Arkansas guide

4 primary records, quoted verbatim and checked against 19 named presence or absence conditions that must pass against the live government text. Open the record, read the words the publishing body actually used, and confirm the current rule for yourself.

Last full re-fetch September 15, 2026

What each source establishes

The Arkansas guide rests on the source-backed rules this site can verify for the state: which simplified procedure exists and what it limits, what the court charges, how the person administering the estate may be paid, and the statutory creditor-deadline clocks the official text states.Every published rule below is quoted in the publisher’s own words rather than summarised.

Court cost rule

Act 289, § 1, 2011 Ark. Acts (Reg. Sess.) (amending Ark. Code Ann. § 28-41-101(b)(1)(B))

Arkansas General Assembly / Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research · APPROVED: 03/15/2011 · Verified August 9, 2026

He or she shall make a charge of twenty-five dollars28 ($25.00) for filing the affidavit and three dollars ($3.00) five dollars29 ($5.00) for each certified copy.

What this means: Enacted session law (strikethrough convention: struck old text, then new text). The affidavit filing fee is $25.00 and the certified-copy fee is raised from $3.00 to $5.00. Substantiates the small-estate affidavit filing charge under § 28-41-101(b)(1)(B).

What was published from this source

  • AR Act 289, § 1, 2011 Ark. Acts (Reg. Sess.) (amending Ark. Code Ann. § 28-41-101(b)(1)(B))

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • affidavit filing fee $25
  • certified copy fee $5
  • section identity
  • currentness
  • section identity

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Court and venue rule

Act 526, § 1, 2015 Ark. Acts (Reg. Sess.) (amending Ark. Code Ann. § 28-41-101(b)(2)(B))

Arkansas General Assembly / Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research · APPROVED: BECAME LAW ON 03/19/2015 · Verified August 9, 2026

distributee or his or her attorney within three (3) months2 from the date of the first publication of this notice or they shall be3 forever barred and precluded from any benefit of the estate.

What this means: Enacted session law. Supplies (a) the Arkansas court name for probate — the Circuit Court, Probate Division — in the statutory small-estate notice form, and (b) the small-estate creditor bar of three (3) months from first publication.

What was published from this source

  • AR Act 526, § 1, 2015 Ark. Acts (Reg. Sess.) (amending Ark. Code Ann. § 28-41-101(b)(2)(B))

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • court name circuit court probate division
  • small-estate creditor bar 3 months
  • section identity
  • currentness
  • section identity

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Creditor deadline rule

Act 217, §§ 1–2, 2009 Ark. Acts (Reg. Sess.) (amending Ark. Code Ann. § 28-40-111(a)(1)(A) and § 28-50-101(c))

Arkansas General Assembly / Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research · APPROVED: 2/20/2009 · Verified August 9, 2026

to him or her, within three (3) months six (6) months from33 the date of the first publication of the notice, or they shall be forever34 barred and precluded from any

What this means: Enacted session law (strikethrough: struck 'three (3) months', enacted 'six (6) months'). Sets the general publication-triggered creditor bar at 6 months from first publication of notice (§ 28-40-111(a)(1)(A)) and the non-claim/limitations interplay at 6 months (§ 28-50-101(c)).

What was published from this source

  • AR Act 217, §§ 1–2, 2009 Ark. Acts (Reg. Sess.) (amending Ark. Code Ann. § 28-40-111(a)(1)(A) and § 28-50-101(c))

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • general creditor bar 6 months from first publication
  • nonclaim 6 months (28-50-101(c))
  • section identity
  • currentness
  • section identity

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Creditor deadline rule

Act 217, § 2, 2009 Ark. Acts (Reg. Sess.) (amending Ark. Code Ann. § 28-50-101(c))

Arkansas General Assembly / Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research · APPROVED: 2/20/2009 · Verified August 9, 2026

(c) When Statute of Nonclaim Not Affected by Statute of Limitations.17 No claim shall be barred by the statute of limitations which was not barred18 thereby at the time of the decedent's death, if the claim shall be presented19 to the personal representative or filed with the court within three (3) six20 (6) months after the date of the first publication of notice to creditors.

What this means: Companion section of Act 217/2009. Confirms the outer non-claim period runs 6 months after first publication of notice to creditors.

What was published from this source

  • AR Act 217, § 2, 2009 Ark. Acts (Reg. Sess.) (amending Ark. Code Ann. § 28-50-101(c))

Conditions checked against the live text

Each condition below must be found in the page as the publisher currently serves it. If any one of them stops matching, the build fails and the figure is withheld rather than published from memory.

  • nonclaim 6 months
  • section identity
  • currentness
  • section identity

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Arkansas source decision map

How the Arkansas records fit together

The source record is most useful when each citation has a job. This map links the Arkansas procedure, cost, compensation, and deadline records to the decision each one can and cannot answer.

QuestionRecorded Arkansas answerCarry into the case
What route is being screened?Affidavit for collection of small estate (Ark. Code Ann. § 28-41-101)Confirm that the will, prior appointment, family facts, and asset titles fit this route.
What property and basis count?probate property within the rule's stated scope; gross value with statutory exemptions not classified by this worksheet.Keep real property, liens, beneficiary transfers, and survivorship transfers classified separately.
What is the amount screen?No numeric ceiling verifiedUse the counted property, not a bank-balance shortcut.
What is the time or deadline record?No waiting-period number verified; Arkansas runs separate, trigger-specific creditor deadlines. For a full administration, claims are barred unless filed within six (6) months of the first publication of notice (Ark. Code Ann. § 28-40-111(a)(1)(A), Act 217/2009), and the statute of nonclaim independently bars claims not presented within six (6) months of first publication (§ 28-50-101(c), Act 217/2009). A small-estate affidavit proceeding uses a shorter three (3)-month bar from first publication (§ 28-41-101, Act 526/2015).Keep the event that starts each clock with the date; do not combine separate periods into one number.
What does the cost record establish?$25 is the recorded statewide amount.Ask the Circuit Court (Probate Division) about local surcharges, copies, publication, bond, and later filings.
What does compensation use?No compensation amount is recorded here: Ark. Code Ann. § 28-48-108 fixes personal-representative compensation as a statutory percentage schedule on personal property. No Arkansas Act in the text-extractable era (2001–2025) amended or restated § 28-48-108 (zero hits in the full-text Act search at www.arkleg.state.ar.us), and the codified section is served only through the LexisNexis contract. The percentage schedule is therefore recorded as UNKNOWN rather than reproduced from memory.Keep the will, task log, receipts, and accounting base together; extraordinary work is separate.

Decision boundary

What the Arkansas source set does not silently decide

The Arkansas records establish the rules listed above, but they do not turn a source citation into advice about title, family priority, tax filing, contested proceedings, or the exact clerk practice in every county. Those questions stay with the official court or a qualified adviser. The useful next step is to match the question to the citation rather than treating the longest quote as the answer to every estate problem.

No numeric shortcut is available for Arkansas

This registry does not establish a numeric Arkansas ceiling from an accepted primary source. The safe next step is to follow the reason and source lane on this page, then ask the Circuit Court (Probate Division) for the current rule rather than importing a neighboring state\'s amount.

Next evidence to collect

Open the quoted record for the row you rely on and check the publisher's current text before filing.

  1. Record the date of death, the county, and the exact proceeding or affidavit being considered.
  2. Classify each asset by title, beneficiary, trust, real-property status, and the value basis shown above.
  3. Open the official court material below and keep its form or schedule with the estate record.
  4. Do not distribute property until the route, creditor position, and required approvals are resolved.

Official material

Arkansas probate is heard in the Circuit Court, Probate Division (confirmed from the statutory small-estate notice caption in Act 526/2015). There is no single statewide small-estate form or statewide filing-fee dollar schedule reproduced here; the affidavit is filed with the county circuit clerk, whose administration filing fee is set by Ark. Code Ann. § 21-6-403.

Source trail

Records used by this Arkansas map

What Arkansas courts publish

The statutes on this page state the rule. These are the documents the court itself publishes. Every link is probed before release, and any link that stops resolving fails the build rather than staying on the page.

Limits on court material

  • Arkansas probate is heard in the Circuit Court, Probate Division (confirmed from the statutory small-estate notice caption in Act 526/2015). There is no single statewide small-estate form or statewide filing-fee dollar schedule reproduced here; the affidavit is filed with the county circuit clerk, whose administration filing fee is set by Ark. Code Ann. § 21-6-403.

Checking these Arkansas records against the publishers

Every citation above links to the body that publishes it, and every quoted sentence is reproduced exactly, so a text search on the publisher’s own page should land on it. Where the publisher’s current wording differs from what is recorded here, the publisher governs and this page is wrong; naming the citation and the language you see maps the difference onto a specific condition rather than a general complaint. The full procedure, including how a source qualifies in the first place and what disqualifies one, is set out once on the methodology page instead of being restated on each of the254 state records.

These records cover the cost and route questions this site answers for Arkansas. They do not cover intestate succession shares, spousal and family allowances, creditor priority, tax filing obligations, real-property transfer mechanics, or contested proceedings. Where an answer would require one of those, the site says so rather than estimating.

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