An Arkansas last will and testament is a legal document stating a person's wishes for how their financial accounts, real and personal property, and other assets should be distributed after their death. A testator's property can be transferred upon their death.
A person of sound mind who is 18 years of age or older.[1]
Signing Requirements
Two witnesses must be present when the testator signs the document.[2]
A witness must be a person 18 or older, who is “competent to be witness generally” in the state of Arkansas. An interested party may be a witness; however, they may forfeit some of their inheritance.[3]