Title 9 — Family Law
32 chapters · 940 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-9-505 Compilation of health history and genetic and social history
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(a) Prior to placement for adoption, the licensed adoption agency or, when an agency is not involved, the person, entity, or organization handling the adoption shall compile and provide to the prospective adoptive parents a detailed, written health history and genetic and social …
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-9-506 Disclosure of information
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the information acquired by any registry shall not be disclosed under any sunshine or freedom of information legislation, rules, or practice. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person, group of persons, or entity, in…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-9-507 Maintenance of records
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All records of any adoption finalized in this state shall be maintained for ninety-nine (99) years by the agency, entity, organization, or person arranging the adoption.
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-9-508 Rules
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The Department of Human Services shall issue such rules as are necessary for implementing this subchapter.
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-9-601 The Governor's Pro Bono Adoption Service Award
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(a) The Governor shall award the Governor's Pro Bono Adoption Service Award by proclamation in recognition of the efforts and sacrifice of those attorneys who provide adoption services on a volunteer basis. (b) Those receiving the Governor's Pro Bono Adoption Service Award shall …
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-9-701 Streamlined adoptions by the Department of Human Services
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(a) (1) A family who adopts a child from the Department of Human Services shall be eligible for the streamlined adoption process if the family chooses to adopt another child from the department and the department selects the family to be the adoptive parents of a child in the cus…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-9-702 Fast-tracked adoption of Garrett's Law babies — Definition
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(a) As used in this section, “newborn” means an infant who is thirty (30) days of age or younger. (b) If a report of neglect under § 12-18-103(14)(B) is made to the Child Abuse Hotline, the mother has the option to place the newborn for:(1) Adoption through a licensed child place…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-9-801 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Adoption file” means a file maintained by the Department of Health that contains an original birth certificate and adoption decree of an adoptee;(2) “Genetic and social history” has the same meaning as provided under § 9-9-501; and(3) “Requeste…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-9-802 Birth parent redaction request and contact preference forms
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(a) (1) (A) The Department of Health shall create and make available on its website:(i) A form that a birth parent may use to have his or her name redacted from the copy of an adoption file that a requester receives under § 9-9-803; and(ii) A form that a birth parent may use to s…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-9-803 Access to adoption file
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(a) Beginning August 1, 2018, a requester may submit a written request for a copy of an adoption file from the Department of Health. (b) (1) A request submitted under this section shall include the requester's address and notarized signature and satisfactory proof of the requeste…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-9-804 Immunity
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An officer or employee of the Department of Health who releases any information contained in an adoption file or provides a copy of an adoption file to a requester is not criminally liable or civilly liable in damages to any person for injury, death, or loss allegedly arising fro…