Title 9 — Family Law

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Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-349 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-27-349Current 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. § 9-27-350 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-27-350Current 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. § 9-27-351 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-27-351Current 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. § 9-27-352 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-27-352Current 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. § 9-27-353 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-27-353Current 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. § 9-27-354 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-27-354Current 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. § 9-27-355 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-27-355Current 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. § 9-27-356 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-27-356Current 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. § 9-27-357 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-27-357Current 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. § 9-27-358 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-27-358Current 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. § 9-27-359 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-27-359Current 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. § 9-27-360 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-27-360Current 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. § 9-27-361 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-27-361Current 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. § 9-27-362 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-27-362Current 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. § 9-27-363 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-27-363Current 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. § 9-27-364 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-27-364Current 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. § 9-27-365 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-27-365Current 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. § 9-27-366 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-27-366Current 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. § 9-27-367 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-27-367Current 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. § 9-27-368 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-27-368Current 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. § 9-27-369 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-27-369Current 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. § 9-27-370 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-27-370Current 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. § 9-27-371 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-27-371Current 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. § 9-27-401 Creation — Representation for children and parents
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(a) There is hereby created the Division of Dependency-Neglect Representation within the Administrative Office of the Courts that will be staffed by a court-appointed special advocate coordinator and an attorney coordinator. (b) (1) The Director of the Administrative Office of th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-402 Case plans
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(a) (1) A case plan shall be developed in all dependency-neglect cases or any case involving an out-of-home placement.(2) The case plan developed by the Department of Human Services under § 9-28-111 shall be filed with the court no later than thirty (30) days after the date the p…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-403 Dependency-neglect attorney contracts
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(a) The Division of Dependency-Neglect Representation may enter into a professional services contract with a qualified attorney who:(1) Has previously been employed as an attorney by the state before being appointed to provide representation in dependency-neglect cases by a circu…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-404 Division of Dependency-Neglect Representation funding
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The Department of Finance and Administration shall transfer funds as needed from the State Administration of Justice Fund to the State Central Services Fund in amounts as are required to reimburse the State Central Services Fund for a portion of the expenses of the Division of De…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-501 Extended juvenile jurisdiction designation
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(a) The state may request an extended juvenile jurisdiction designation in a delinquency petition or file a separate motion if the:(1) Juvenile, under thirteen (13) years of age at the time of the alleged offense, is charged with capital murder, § 5-10-101, murder in the first de…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-502 Competency — Fitness to proceed — Lack of capacity
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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the provisions of § 5-2-301 et seq. shall apply to the following:(1) In any juvenile delinquency proceeding in which the juvenile's fitness to proceed is put in issue by any party or the court; and(2) In juvenile delinquen…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-503 Designation hearing
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(a) (1) When a party requests an extended juvenile jurisdiction designation, the court shall hold a designation hearing within thirty (30) days if the juvenile is detained and no longer than ninety (90) days following the petition or motion requesting such designation.(2) These t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-504 Right to counsel
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(a) An extended juvenile jurisdiction offender shall have a right to counsel at every stage of the proceedings, including all reviews. (b) This right to counsel cannot be waived.
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-505 Extended juvenile jurisdiction adjudication
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(a) An extended juvenile jurisdiction offender and the state shall have the right to a jury trial at the adjudication hearing. (b) The juvenile shall be advised of the right to a jury trial by the circuit court following a determination that the juvenile will be tried as an exten…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-506 Extended juvenile jurisdiction disposition hearing
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(1) If a juvenile is found delinquent as an extended juvenile jurisdiction offender, the circuit court shall enter the following dispositions:(1) Order any of the juvenile dispositions authorized by § 9-35-423; and(2) Suspend the imposition of an adult sentence pending court revi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-507 Extended juvenile jurisdiction court review hearing
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(a) The state may petition the circuit court at any time to impose an adult sentence if the juvenile:(1) Has violated a juvenile disposition order;(2) Has been adjudicated delinquent or found guilty of committing a new offense; or(3) Is not amenable to rehabilitation in the juven…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-508 Extended juvenile jurisdiction records
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(a) Records of juveniles who are designated as extended juvenile jurisdiction offenders shall be kept for ten (10) years after the last adjudication of delinquency, date of plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or finding of guilt as an adult, or until the juvenile's twenty-first bi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-509 Division of Youth Services — Commitment of extended juvenile jurisdiction juveniles
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(a) The court has sole release authority for juveniles in extended juvenile jurisdiction proceedings. (b) In every case in which an order of commitment has been entered pursuant to an adjudication of delinquency, the facility to which the juvenile is committed shall, within thirt…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-510 Division of Correction — Placement
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(a) (1) A juvenile who has received an adult sentence to the Division of Correction shall not be transported to the Division of Correction until the juvenile is sixteen (16) years of age.(2) If a juvenile receives a sentence to the Division of Correction before the juvenile's six…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-601 Legislative intent
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(1) It is the intent of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that:(1) Juveniles receive mental health services in their communities whenever possible and in the least restrictive placement consistent with the juvenile's treatment needs;(2) Juveniles be placed out of stat…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-602 Assessment of juvenile mental health services required
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(a) Prior to the circuit court's ordering a juvenile to an out-of-state residential placement, excluding border state placements as defined by Medicaid, the court shall refer a juvenile for an assessment by the Department of Human Services or the department's designee to include,…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-603 Mental health assessment — Requirements
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(a) When a mental health screening or assessment is provided to the juvenile division of a circuit court, the screening or assessment shall include, but not be limited to, the following:(1) The mental health services needed for the juvenile and the juvenile's family; and(2) The s…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-701 Legislative intent
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It is the intent of the General Assembly to provide for representation for parents of a minor who is the subject of a dependency-neglect case in the juvenile division of circuit court.
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-702 Definitions
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As used in this subchapter, “parent” means the same as under § 9-35-102, and “parent” also includes a guardian as defined under § 9-35-102 and a custodian as defined under § 9-35-102.
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-703 Commission for Parent Counsel
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(a) (1) (A) There is created a Commission for Parent Counsel consisting of seven (7) members appointed to serve six-year staggered terms, each of whom shall serve until a qualified successor is appointed.(B) The membership of the Commission for Parent Counsel shall be appointed i…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-704 Powers and duties of the Commission for Parent Counsel — Funding formula — Liability
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(a) (1) The Commission for Parent Counsel shall enter into contracts with attorneys in order to provide counsel required by the circuit court in certain cases in the juvenile division of circuit court for a parent of a minor subject to a juvenile case.(2) The Commission for Paren…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-705 Rulemaking permitted
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The Commission for Parent Counsel may establish rules not otherwise addressed by this subchapter for its own governing for the administrative affairs of the commission and to effectuate the intent of this subchapter.
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-801 Title
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Family Treatment Specialty Court Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-802 Purpose and intent
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(a) There is a critical need for judicial intervention and support for effective treatment programs that reduce the incidence of family separation due to substance use disorders and mental health disorders. (b) Family treatment specialty courts shall:(1) Use a multidisciplinary, …
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-803 Family treatment specialty court — Program authorized — Evaluation — Restriction on services and treatment
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(a) A family treatment specialty court is a specialized court within the existing structure of the court system. (b) A circuit court may establish a family treatment specialty court program for families involved in a dependency-neglect proceeding in the juvenile division of circu…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-804 Administration
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(a) A family treatment specialty court shall serve as an available means of disposition within a dependency-neglect matter and shall differ from the traditional adversarial trial system. (b) Each family treatment specialty court shall develop a policy and procedure manual for the…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-805 Eligibility and participation
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(a) Participation in a family treatment specialty court is voluntary. (b) A person is eligible for participation in a family treatment specialty court program if:(1) The person is a parent, guardian, custodian, or other caretaker of a juvenile found by the court to be dependent o…