Arkansas Code Annotated

Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-403 (2026)

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  1. Parties to a premarital agreement may contract with respect to:
    1. the rights and obligations of each of the parties in any of the property of either or both of them whenever and wherever acquired or located;
    2. the right to buy, sell, use, transfer, exchange, abandon, lease, consume, expend, assign, create a security interest in, mortgage, encumber, dispose of, or otherwise manage and control property;
    3. the disposition of property upon separation, marital dissolution, death, or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any other event;
    4. the modification or elimination of spousal support;
    5. the making of a will, trust, or other arrangement to carry out the provisions of the agreement;
    6. the ownership rights in and disposition of the death benefit from a life insurance policy;
    7. the choice of law governing the construction of the agreement; and
    8. any other matter, including their personal rights and obligations, not in violation of public policy or a statute imposing a criminal penalty.
  2. The right of a child to support may not be adversely affected by a premarital agreement.

History. Acts 1987, No. 715, § 3.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1993–2020 · leading case: Jodi Lynn Erpelding v. Timothy John Erpelding, 917 N.W.2d 235 (Iowa 2018).
Jodi Lynn Erpelding v. Timothy John Erpelding, 917 N.W.2d 235 (Iowa 2018). “(2017)); Arkansas, Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-403 (a)(4) (West, Westlaw through 2017 Reg.”
Mountain Home Sch. Dist. No. 9 v. T.M.J. Builders, Inc., 858 S.W.2d 74 (Ark. 1993). · cites it 2× “The District urges that the chancellor erroneously construed the terms of the bond and the measure of damages mandated by Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-403 (1987) (formerly Ark.”
Shelby Woods v. Dianne Woods, 2020 Ark. App. 469 (Ark. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 6× “Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-403 . A premarital agreement becomes effective upon marriage, and after marriage, a premarital agreement may be amended or revoked only by a written agreement signed by the parties.”
In Re Marriage of Pendleton & Fireman, 5 P.3d 839 (Cal. 2000). · cites it 2× “§ 25-203); Arkansas (Ark.Code Ann. § 9-11-403); Connecticut (Conn.”
Jodi Lynn Erpelding v. Timothy John Erpelding, 911 N.W.2d 397 (Iowa 2018). “(2017)); Arkansas, Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-403 (a)(4) (West, Westlaw through 2017 Reg.”
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