Arkansas Law

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

(a) No other evidence shall be 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 such 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 matters relevant thereto, 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 shall be within the provisions of this chapter and no proof other than the orders of the proper court shall be required to prove parentage.

History. Acts 1951, No. 67, § 10, as amended and renumbered by Acts 1953, No. 242, § 11; 1981, No. 633, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2458; Acts 1995, No. 1296, § 3.