Template:AR Probate Intro

LEGAL-EEZ ..... Probate is a term used to describe the legal process involved in administering the estate of a Deceased individual, usually with someone taking control of the deceased person's affairs.

Controlling a deceased person's affairs is known a being an Executor (if there is a Will) or an Administrator (if there is no Will)

'''Yes!!! "Probate Records" WILL help me find my ancestors.''' Probate records of Arkansas have been kept by the probate or county courts. You can obtain copies of the original records by contacting the clerk's office in the county courthouse.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of many Arkansas probate records. See Arkansas Probate Records for more information about Probate records in Arkansas, including statewide indexes.