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When you’ve been injured in an accident and someone else is at fault, the process of getting compensated can be complex. Insurance companies, medical providers, and even your own health insurer may have a financial stake in your recovery. One key legal concept that often comes into play is subrogation.

When you’ve been injured in an accident and someone else is at fault, the process of getting compensated can be complex. Insurance companies, medical providers, and even your own health insurer may have a financial stake in your recovery. One primary legal concept that often comes into play is the "made whole" doctrine under Arkansas law.

Navigating the legal system can be a challenging and often intimidating experience, particularly when it comes to the Arkansas appellate process. For individuals who feel that a trial court’s decision was incorrect, the appeals process offers a critical avenue to seek a review and potentially reverse the outcome.

In Arkansas, probate is the legal process by which the property and assets owned by a deceased person individually, without any joint ownership or joint rights of survivorship, known as probate assets are administered by the Court either through a Last Will and Testament  or through the Arkansas laws of intestacy, the probate assets are accounted for, inventoried, and eventually distribute

Arkansas law provides a legal process by which certain estates can be administered without the need for full on probate. This called the small estate administration process. However, to qualify to utilize the small estate administration process, that estate has to meet certain criteria as follows:

In Arkansas, a holographic Will is a handwritten Will that must be in the handwriting of the specific individual, it must have the signature of the individual, it must have testamentary language contemplating the allocation of assets upon the person’s passing, and it must be established with the Court to be a valid holographic Will which can be a complicated process.

An Arkansas Power of Attorney (POA) is a legal document allowing a “principal” to appoint an “agent” to act on their behalf. There are several types of Powers of Attorney, each serving different purposes and offering varying levels of authority.

General Power of Attorney:

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The misuse or misappropriation of trust assets by a Trustee is not uncommon unfortunately. Too many Trustees succumb to the temptation to use trust assets to benefit themselves or their family members in violation of the terms of the Trust and in violation of Arkansas law.