Do I Need a Transfer on Death Deed in Arkansas?

A beneficiary deed in Arkansas requires notary acknowledgmentArk. Code Ann. 18-12-608Verified Oct 18, 2026. The signed deed must be recorded at the circuit clerk / ex officio county recorder before death to take effectArk. Code Ann. 18-12-608Verified Oct 18, 2026. Must be recorded in the county where the property is located prior to the death of the owner or last surviving owner. Ark. Code Ann. 18-12-608(c)(1).

Yes. A beneficiary deed is revocable at any time during the owner's life, and Arkansas revokes one by: Recording a revocation instrument executed before the owner's death (statutory form in Ark. Code Ann. 18-12-608(h); must be recorded in the county where property is located before the owner's death per 18-12-608(d)(2)(B)). On a deed executed by two owners, a revocation signed by fewer than all of them takes effect only if the owner who signed it is the last surviving owner and it was recorded before that owner's death. Ark. Code Ann. 18-12-608(d)(3); Recording a subsequent beneficiary deed — the deed last SIGNED before the owner's death is effective regardless of recording sequence (Ark. Code Ann. 18-12-608(e))Ark. Code Ann. 18-12-608(d)Verified Oct 17, 2026. A will cannot revoke it.

Arkansas allows beneficiary deeds for all types of real property, including homes, land, condominiums, and commercial propertiesArk. Code Ann. 18-12-608Verified Oct 17, 2026.

Yes. Arkansas allows multiple beneficiaries on a beneficiary deedArk. Code Ann. 18-12-608Verified Oct 17, 2026; they take title as tenants in common unless the deed says otherwise. A successor beneficiary can be named to take if a primary beneficiary dies first.