{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-28-40-302","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 28-40-302","heading":"Proving will","body":"No will of any testator shall be allowed to be proved as a lost or destroyed will unless: (1) The provisions are clearly and distinctly proved by at least two (2) witnesses, a correct copy or draft being deemed equivalent to one (1) witness; and (2) The will is: (A) Proved to have been in existence at the time of the death of the testator; or (B) Shown to have been fraudulently destroyed in the lifetime of the testator. Rev. Stat., ch. 157, § 51; C. \u0026 M. Dig., § 10545; Pope's Dig., § 14563; A.S.A. 1947, § 60-304.\n\nNo will of any testator shall be allowed to be proved as a lost or destroyed will unless:\n\n(1) The provisions are clearly and distinctly proved by at least two (2) witnesses, a correct copy or draft being deemed equivalent to one (1) witness; and\n\n(2) The will is: (A) Proved to have been in existence at the time of the death of the testator; or (B) Shown to have been fraudulently destroyed in the lifetime of the testator.\n\n(A) Proved to have been in existence at the time of the death of the testator; or\n\n(B) Shown to have been fraudulently destroyed in the lifetime of the testator.","path":["AR Code","Title 28","Chapter 40","Subchapter 3"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"7ee7d0d2cfb372d89574b82f2085047760367096414b994b4607e9e2c01f61a3","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-28-40-301","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-28-40-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}