Title 9 — Family Law

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Ark. Code Ann. § 9-10-101 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-10-101Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-10-102 Definitions — Actions governed by Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure — Limitations periods — Venue — Summons — Transfer between local jurisdictions
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(a) As used in this section:(1) “Acknowledged father” means a man who has executed an acknowledgment of paternity as to a child under §§ 20-18-408 — 20-18-409, or a similar acknowledgment executed during the child's minority;(2) “Adjudicated father” means a man who has been found…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-10-103 Temporary orders — Administrative orders for paternity testing
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(a) If the child is not born when the accused appears before the circuit court, the court may hear evidence and may make temporary orders and findings pending the birth of the child. (b) (1) (A) If the parentage of a child has not been established, the Office of Child Support Enf…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-10-104 Suit to determine paternity of child born outside of marriage
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(1) Petitions for paternity establishment may be filed by:(1) A biological mother;(2) A putative father;(3) A person for whom paternity is not presumed or established by court order, including a parent or grandparent of a deceased putative father; or(4) The Office of Child Suppor…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-10-105 Trial by court
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When the case is ready for trial, if the accused denies being the father of the child, the circuit court shall hear the evidence and decide the case.
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-10-106 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-10-106Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-10-107 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-10-107Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-10-108 Paternity test
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(a) (1) Upon motion of either party in a paternity action, the trial court shall order that the putative father, mother, and child submit to scientific testing for paternity, which may include deoxyribonucleic acid testing, to determine whether or not the putative father can be e…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-10-109 Child support following finding of paternity
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(a) (1) (A) Subsequent to the execution of an acknowledgment of paternity by the father and mother of a child pursuant to § 20-18-408 or § 20-18-409, or a similar acknowledgment executed during the child's minority, or subsequent to a finding by the court that the putative father…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-10-110 Judgment for lying-in expenses — Commitment on failure to pay
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(a) If it is found by the court that the accused is the father of the child, the court shall render judgment against him for the lying-in expenses in favor of the mother, person, or agency incurring the lying-in expenses, if claimed. (b) If the lying-in expenses are not paid upon…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-10-111 Judgment for child support — Bond
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(a) (1) If it is found by the circuit court that the accused is the father of the child and, if claimed by the mother, the circuit court or circuit judge shall give judgment for a monthly sum of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) per month for every month from three (3) years bef…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-10-112 Income withholding — Delinquent noncustodial parent
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(a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, all persons under court order on August 1, 1985, to pay support who become delinquent thereunder in an amount equal to the total court-ordered support payable for thirty (30) days shall be subject to income withholding…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-10-113 Custody of child born outside of marriage
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(a) When a child is born to an unmarried woman, legal custody of that child shall be in the woman giving birth to the child until the child reaches eighteen (18) years of age unless a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order placing the child in the custody of another part…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-10-114 Visitation rights of father
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When any circuit court in this state determines the paternity of a child and orders the father to make periodic payments for support of the child, the court may also grant reasonable visitation rights to the father and may issue such orders as may be necessary to enforce the visi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-10-115 Modification of orders or judgments
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(a) The circuit court may at any time enlarge, diminish, or vacate any order or judgment in the proceedings under this section except in regard to the issue of paternity as justice may require and on such notice to the defendant as the court may prescribe. (b) The court shall not…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-10-116 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-10-116Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-10-117 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-10-117Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-10-118 [Superseded.]
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A.C.A. § 9-10-118Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-10-119 Revival of judgment
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The judgment may be revived against the executor or administrator of the person against whom the judgment was rendered.
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-10-120 Effect of acknowledgment of paternity
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(a) A man is the father of a child for all intents and purposes if he and the mother execute an acknowledgment of paternity of the child pursuant to § 20-18-408 or § 20-18-409, or a similar acknowledgment executed during the child's minority. (b) (1) Acknowledgments of paternity …
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-10-121 Termination of certain parental rights for putative fathers convicted of rape
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(a) All rights of a putative father to custody, visitation, or other contact with a child conceived as a result of a rape shall be terminated immediately upon conviction of the rape in which the child was conceived under § 5-14-103 or § 5-14-114. (b) The biological mother of a ch…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-10-201 Child born to married or unmarried woman — Presumptions — Surrogate mothers
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(a) Any child born to a married woman by means of artificial insemination shall be deemed the legitimate natural child of the woman and the woman's husband if the husband consents in writing to the artificial insemination. (b) A child born by means of artificial insemination to a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-10-202 Supervision by physician — Written agreement
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(a) Artificial insemination of a woman shall only be performed under the supervision of a physician licensed under the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq. (b) Prior to conducting the artificial insemination, the superv…