Title 9 — Family Law
32 chapters · 940 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-14-241 Referrals for criminal prosecution
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(a) The Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration shall refer to the prosecuting attorney of the appropriate judicial district for prosecution under § 5-26-401 and any other applicable criminal statute, all cases i…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-14-242 Report of nonsupport payments
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(a) (1) The Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration shall provide individual reports to the county circuit clerk concerning money received by the office in payment of arrearages owed by a person convicted of nons…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-14-401 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-14-401Current 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. § 9-14-501 Definition
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As used in this subchapter, “healthcare coverage” includes, but need not be limited to, insurance of human beings against bodily injury, disability, or death by accident or accidental means, or the expense thereof, or disablement or expense resulting from sickness, and every insu…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-14-502 Income withholding authorized
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(a) In all decrees and orders that direct the noncustodial parent to provide and maintain healthcare coverage for any child, the court shall include a provision directing the employer to deduct from money, income, or periodic earnings due the noncustodial parent an amount that is…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-14-503 Minor children — Certain provisions denying or restricting coverage void
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(a) (1) No contract of individual or group healthcare coverage sold, delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, or offered for sale in this state by any insurer, health maintenance organization, self-funded group, multiple-employer welfare arrangement, or hospital or medical servic…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-14-504 Communication with custodial parent or assignee
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(a) Without regard to the fact that coverage may be provided through a policy benefiting the noncustodial parent of a child or children, any insurer, health maintenance organization, self-funded group, multiple-employer welfare arrangement, or hospital or medical services corpora…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-14-505 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-14-505Current 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. § 9-14-506 Effective date of income withholding order — Applicability
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(a) (1) An order of income withholding for healthcare coverage shall take effect immediately upon completion of enrollment requirements or, in cases being enforced under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq., by the Office of Child Support Enforcement of …
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-14-507 Priority of income withholding claims
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An order of income withholding for healthcare coverage shall have priority over all other legal processes under state law against money, income, or periodic earnings of the noncustodial parent except an order of income withholding for child support.
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-14-508 Persons subject to income withholding — Ground for contest
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(a) Any person under a court order to provide and maintain healthcare coverage as of March 6, 1991, shall be subject to income withholding for healthcare coverage provisions of this subchapter. (b) An order of income withholding for healthcare coverage shall become effective upon…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-14-509 Notice to noncustodial parent
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(a) Prior to notification to the employer, the noncustodial parent shall be sent a notice by any form of mail addressed to the parent at his or her last known address as contained in the records of the court clerk. (b) The information contained in the notice shall include:(1) Tha…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-14-510 Determination of contest
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(a) Should the noncustodial parent contest the withholding because of mistake of fact, then, after providing the noncustodial parent an opportunity to present his or her case, the court or its representative shall determine whether the withholding shall occur and shall notify the…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-14-511 Notice to employer
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(a) Notice shall be sent to the employer or payor of the parent for whom income withholding for healthcare coverage has been ordered. (b) The notice may be served on the employer or payor as if it were a summons pursuant to Rule 4 of the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure or may b…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-14-512 Objection of employer
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(a) Upon receipt of an objection from a payor under an order of income withholding for healthcare coverage, the court or its representative shall expeditiously determine whether the payor shall be relieved under the order and shall so inform the payor within ten (10) days of rece…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-14-513 Employer bound by court order until further notice
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A payor who has been notified of an order of income withholding for healthcare coverage shall be bound by the order until further notice by the court or its representative.
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-14-514 Notification of court by employer of termination
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A payor shall notify the court or its representative or, in cases enforced under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq., the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration, immediately when the n…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-14-515 Employer prohibited from taking action against parent for income withholding
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(a) A payor who is an employer is prohibited from discharging, refusing to employ, or taking other disciplinary action against a noncustodial parent under an income withholding order for healthcare coverage. (b) Any employer violating this subchapter shall be subject to the conte…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-14-516 Enforcing medical support in Title IV-D cases
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(a) In all cases in which either parent is ordered to provide medical support and the court order is enforced by the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. …
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-14-801 Definitions and capabilities
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) (A) “Clearinghouse” means an automated child support payment processing system operating under the auspices of the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration, capable of providing …
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-14-802 Authority
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The Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration is authorized to implement a clearinghouse system with electronic funds transfer and electronic data interchange transaction capabilities for the collection and distrib…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-14-803 Data
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(a) The clerk of the court shall provide to the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration information on all child support payments paid through the registry of the court concerning the categories of cases listed i…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-14-804 Payments — Effect
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(a) (1) All child support payments made on cases brought pursuant to Title IV-D shall be paid through the clearinghouse to be operated under the auspices of the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration.(2) Alimony…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-14-805 Permanent transfer
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(a) (1) A Title IV-D child support, paternity, or Medicaid-only case shall remain within the clearinghouse for payment, collection, and distribution purposes even though a custodial parent may elect to close the case with the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Div…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-14-806 Electronic funds transfer and electronic data information election
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(a) Employers may remit income withholding for child support by electronic funds transfer and electronic data interchange transaction. (b) The Title IV-D agency shall notify the employer when a case is assigned or transferred to the clearinghouse, at which time the employer shall…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-14-807 Official payment record
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(a) In all cases mentioned in this subchapter wherein the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration is charged with collection and distribution of child support, the payment records of the office shall constitute a…