What constitutes a legal will in Arkansas?

Overview of Arkansas Will Laws Nuncupative (oral) wills are not valid in Arkansas, but handwritten (also called “holographic”) wills are valid as long as its entirety is written in the testator’s own hand and witnessed by “three credible, disinterested witnesses.”Click to see full answer. Keeping this in consideration, what makes a will legal in Arkansas?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.Similarly, are wills public record in Arkansas? Arkansas Probate Records Wills and probate records from before 1920 are mainly available at the Arkansas History Commission and the FHL on microfilm. Some Arkansas counties also have published volumes of probate records and wills available. Likewise, people ask, is probate required in Arkansas? In Arkansas, the probate process is mandatory for any contested estate, if there are creditors (including a mortgage) and for any estate larger than $100,000. If a person provides written grounds for contest to the court, the will goes through the probate process.How long do you have to contest a will in Arkansas?Objections must be filed within three months of the newspaper notice being published, or within 45 days if the person objecting received direct notice. An exception is if a more recent will has been located that takes precedence over the one entered into probate.