IN RE: OFFICIAL PROBATE FORMS Cite as 336 Ark. ___ (1999) ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NUMBER 12 OFFICIAL PROBATE FORMS The Court, pursuant to Ark. Code Ann.. § 28-1-114 and its constitutional and inherent powers to regulate procedure in the courts, has adopted thirty-three probate forms. These official forms supersede all earlier versions. The forms are published in 336 Ark. Appendix (1999)." [The materials appearing below shall not be published in the Arkansas Court Rules.] ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NUMBER 12 OFFICIAL PROBATE FORMS Section 1. Authority. The Court, pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 28-1-114 and its constitutional and inherent powers to regulate procedure in the courts, adopts the following probate forms. These official forms supersede all earlier versions. Section 2. Captions and Affidavits. When the word "caption" appears on a form, the following format should be used: In The Probate Court of ___________ County, Arkansas In The Matter of the Estate of _______________, Deceased No. _________ -ORIn the Matter of ___________, An Incapacitated Person When the word "affidavit" appears on a form, the following format should be used: STATE OF ARKANSAS COUNTY OF ________ Subscribed and sworn to before me on [date]. American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com ______________________________ [Signature] ______________________________ [Official Title] (Seal) My commission expires: ____________________ Reporter's Notes to Section 2: The statutes governing guardianship proceedings, Ark. Code Ann. §§ 28-65-101 - 28-65-603, use the term "incapacitated person" to refer both to persons who are impaired by reason of various forms of disability and to persons under the age of 18 whose disabilities have not been removed. The term "minor" may be used with respect to the latter. By statute, "[e]very application to the [probate] court, unless otherwise provided, shall be by petition signed and verified by or on behalf of the petitioner." Ark. Code Ann. § 28-1109(a). Other documents require verification only if the governing statute so provides. These statutes are cited in the Reporter's Notes accompanying those forms, other than applications, that require an affidavit. American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com