§ 9-11-603. Sale of real estate free of dower or curtesy — Order and deposit
(a) Upon the hearing of the petition, if the court deems it to be in the best interest of the parties that the land be sold, it may make an order that the plaintiff may sell the land free and discharged and unencumbered of the right of dower or curtesy, as the case may be. […]
§ 9-11-809. Suit against spouse — Separation
(a) Unless judicially separated, spouses in a covenant marriage may not sue each other except for causes of action: (1) Pertaining to contracts; (2) For restitution of separate property; (3) For judicial separation in covenant marriages; (4) For divorce or for declaration of nullity of the marriage; and (5) For causes of action pertaining to […]
§ 9-11-604. Setting apart dower or curtesy as life estate in certain lands
(a) (1) Any person owning lands in this state whose spouse is adjudged permanently insane may apply by petition to the circuit court of the county where the lands or the greater part thereof are situated to have a life estate in a part of the lands set apart to the spouse in lieu of […]
§ 9-11-810. Effects of separation
(a) Judicial separation in a covenant marriage does not dissolve the bond of matrimony since the separated husband and wife are not at liberty to marry again, but it puts an end to their conjugal cohabitation and to the common concerns that existed between them. (b) Spouses who are judicially separated in a covenant marriage […]
§ 9-11-701. Persons acting for clerk
(a) The acts and deeds of all persons acting for and in behalf of any county clerk in this state in the issuance of marriage licenses prior to January 26, 1945, whether the person was a duly and legally appointed deputy of the county clerk or not, are declared to be as legal and valid […]
§ 9-11-811. Informational pamphlet
(a) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall promulgate an informational pamphlet, entitled “Covenant Marriage Act of 2001”, which shall outline in sufficient detail the consequences of entering into a covenant marriage. (b) The informational pamphlet shall be made available to any counselor who provides authorized counseling as provided for by this subchapter.
§ 9-11-702. Marriages performed by mayors
All marriage ceremonies performed by mayors in the State of Arkansas prior to June 12, 1947, are declared to be valid.
§ 9-11-703. Recordation of credentials of clerical character — Applicability of § 9-11-214
(a) Section 9-11-214(a) and (b) shall not apply to those ministers and priests who properly filed their credentials prior to February 18, 1947, according to the law as it existed at the time the credentials were filed. (b) Any marriage solemnized by any regularly ordained minister or priest of any religious sect or denomination in […]
§ 9-11-704. Marriages solemnized out of county
(a) All marriages between persons authorized to contract marriage and solemnized prior to March 31, 1885, by any justice of the peace, or any other person authorized by law to solemnize the rites of matrimony, of any county in any other county in this state, and the persons afterwards lived together as husband and wife, […]
§ 9-11-705. Marriages solemnized by municipal court judges
All marriages solemnized by municipal court judges prior to July 20, 1987, are declared valid ab initio.