Constitution · Arkansas

Ark. Const. amend. 83, § 2

Constitution
Constitution of Arkansas
Text as of
October 2026

What does this section say?

Legal status for unmarried persons which is identical or substantially similar to marital status shall not be valid or recognized in Arkansas, except that the legislature may recognize a common law marriage from another state between a man and a woman.

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