Tag: Arkansas inheritance law
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Oral Agreements to Divide a Decedent’s Property Violate the Statute of Frauds
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals recently rendered an unpublished opinion, Kiddie v. Copeland, Case No. 17-2814, involving the statute of frauds, and its application to an agreement to divided a deceased grandfather’s property. First, what is the statute of frauds anyway and why should you care? The statute of frauds is a common law…
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If Prince Owned Arkansas Mineral Rights, Who Would Inherit?
Prince passed away last Thursday, and while I personally have not finished mourning, the media has moved on from his passing and now is speculating about the inheritance of his property. I imagine that the talk will only increase since it was recently asserted in court filings that he died without a will or other…