The Arkansas Uniform Partition of Heir Property Act (UPHPA) exists to determine and balance the rights and responsibilities of co-tenants on a single property. Co-tenants refer to family members or heirs who have tenancy in common ownership over a property. Under intestate laws, the spouse and children of a deceased person have equal rights to their property, and further descendants have a portion of those rights. This balancing of property rights aims to give the same weight to family members or heirs who want to sell a property and those who want to keep the property.