{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-26-411","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-26-411","heading":"Evidence of marriage and parentage - Spouse as witness","body":"(a) No other evidence is required to prove marriage of a husband and wife or that the defendant is the lawful parent of a legitimate child or has acknowledged paternity of an illegitimate child than is required to prove this fact in a civil action.\n\n(b) The spouse and parent is a competent witness to testify in any case brought under this chapter and to a matter relevant to this chapter, including the fact of the marriage and the parentage of the child.\n\n(c) A legally adopted child and a child whose parentage was determined in a paternity proceeding is within the provisions of this chapter and no proof other than an order of a proper court is required to prove parentage.","path":["AR Code","Title 5","Chapter 26","Subchapter 4"],"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":"8c11459b5dc3144e77a541d3291cfeed06ca1a15f3a55a4f35faeadd5fb51b1d","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-26-410","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-26-412"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}