(a) The circuit court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of and be the sole court for the following proceedings governed by this subchapter, including without limitation:(1) Proceedings in which a family is alleged to be in need of services as defined by this subchapter, including without limitation a juvenile from birth to eighteen (18) years of age, except for the following:(A) A juvenile whose family has been adjudicated as a family in need of services and who is in foster care before he or she reaches eighteen (18) years of age may request that the court continue jurisdiction until the juvenile reaches twenty-one (21) years of age if the requirements in § 9-35-302 are met;(B) The court shall retain jurisdiction only if the juvenile meets or has a viable plan to meet the requirements in § 9-35-302; or(C) The court shall discontinue jurisdiction upon request of the juvenile or when the juvenile completes or is discontinued from the requirements to receive independent living services; and(2) Proceedings in family in need of services matter to set aside an order of permanent custody upon the disruption of the placement.
(1) Proceedings in which a family is alleged to be in need of services as defined by this subchapter, including without limitation a juvenile from birth to eighteen (18) years of age, except for the following:(A) A juvenile whose family has been adjudicated as a family in need of services and who is in foster care before he or she reaches eighteen (18) years of age may request that the court continue jurisdiction until the juvenile reaches twenty-one (21) years of age if the requirements in § 9-35-302 are met;(B) The court shall retain jurisdiction only if the juvenile meets or has a viable plan to meet the requirements in § 9-35-302; or(C) The court shall discontinue jurisdiction upon request of the juvenile or when the juvenile completes or is discontinued from the requirements to receive independent living services; and
(A) A juvenile whose family has been adjudicated as a family in need of services and who is in foster care before he or she reaches eighteen (18) years of age may request that the court continue jurisdiction until the juvenile reaches twenty-one (21) years of age if the requirements in § 9-35-302 are met;
(B) The court shall retain jurisdiction only if the juvenile meets or has a viable plan to meet the requirements in § 9-35-302; or
(C) The court shall discontinue jurisdiction upon request of the juvenile or when the juvenile completes or is discontinued from the requirements to receive independent living services; and
(2) Proceedings in family in need of services matter to set aside an order of permanent custody upon the disruption of the placement.
(b) (1) A juvenile shall not under any circumstances remain under the court's jurisdiction after the juvenile reaches twenty-one (21) years of age.(2) The court shall retain jurisdiction to issue an order of adoption if a juvenile is placed outside of the State of Arkansas.
(1) A juvenile shall not under any circumstances remain under the court's jurisdiction after the juvenile reaches twenty-one (21) years of age.
(2) The court shall retain jurisdiction to issue an order of adoption if a juvenile is placed outside of the State of Arkansas.
(c) The assignment of cases to the juvenile division of circuit court shall be as described by the Supreme Court in Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 14, originally issued on April 6, 2001.
(d) (1) The circuit court shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the district court over a juvenile curfew violation.(2) The prosecutor may file a family in need of services petition in circuit court or a citation in district court for a juvenile curfew violation.
(1) The circuit court shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the district court over a juvenile curfew violation.
(2) The prosecutor may file a family in need of services petition in circuit court or a citation in district court for a juvenile curfew violation.
(e) The circuit court shall have jurisdiction to hear proceedings commenced in any court of this state or court of comparable jurisdiction of another state that are transferred to the circuit court under the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, § 9-19-101 et seq.