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Living Wills Arkansas law says that any person of sound mind and who is 18 years of age or older can make a declaration or statement that will tell a physician and the person's family what he wants done in his medical treatment if he becomes terminally ill or permanently unconscious.

Arkansas's probate code requires estates to go through probate if the decedent owned property, had minor-aged children, or bequeathed valuable assets to beneficiaries, whether or not they died without a will.

Intestacy: Dying without a will Someone who dies without a will is called ?intestate,? which invokes the laws of intestacy. In Arkansas in the absence of a will, a surviving spouse is entitled to the entire estate if there are no children or other descendants and the couple was married for at least three years.

A will in Arkansas does not require notarization. However, it must be signed by the testator and witnessed by at least two individuals who are both present when the testator signs the will. To create a self-proving will, the testator and witnesses can sign a self-proving affidavit before a notary public.

No, in Arkansas, you do not need to notarize your will to make it legal. However, Arkansas allows you to make your will "self-proving" and you'll need to go to a notary if you want to do that. A self-proving will speeds up probate because the court can accept the will without contacting the witnesses who signed it.

A template for a simple but thorough living will is called ?Five Wishes.? Considered a legal document in Florida and 43 other states, Five Wishes allows you to name a health care surrogate in the first of your Five Wishes. This person can make decisions on your behalf, if/when you become unable to do so.