Arkansas § 5-26-411 Evidence of marriage and parentage - Spouse as witness

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§ 5-26-411 — Evidence of marriage and parentage - Spouse as witness

Arkansas § 5-26-411

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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-26-411 (2026).

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(a)No other evidence is required to prove marriage of a husband and wife or that the defendant is the lawful parent of a legitimate child or has acknowledged paternity of an illegitimate child than is required to prove this fact in a civil action.

(b)The spouse and parent is a competent witness to testify in any case brought under this chapter and to a matter relevant to this chapter, including the fact of the marriage and the parentage of the child.

(c)A legally adopted child and a child whose parentage was determined in a paternity proceeding is within the provisions of this chapter and no proof other than an order of a proper court is required to prove parentage.

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(a) No other evidence is required to prove marriage of a husband and wife or that the defendant is the lawful parent of a legitimate child or has acknowledged paternity of an illegitimate child than is required to prove this fact in a civil action. (b) The spouse and parent is a competent witness to testify in any case brought under this chapter and to a matter relevant to this chapter, including the fact of the marriage and the parentage of the child. (c) A legally adopted child and a child whose parentage was determined in a paternity proceeding is within the provisions of this chapter and no proof other than an order of a proper court is required to prove parentage.