Arkansas Code — 9
Browse 822 sections in division 9 of the Arkansas code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
Sections (showing up to 300)
- § 9-2-101. Name change — Procedure.
- § 9-2-102. Name change — Use of new name.
- § 9-3-101. Chapter supplemental.
- § 9-3-102. Voting privileges unaffected.
- § 9-3-103. Jurisdiction of courts.
- § 9-3-104. Administration by Secretary of State.
- § 9-3-105. Rules.
- § 9-3-106. Qualifications to become domiciled.
- § 9-3-107. Sex or marital status not a bar.
- § 9-3-108. [Repealed.]
- § 9-3-109. [Repealed.]
- § 9-3-110. Declaration of intent — Publication of notice — Exceptions.
- § 9-3-111. Petition for domicile.
- § 9-3-112. Public notice of petition and final hearing.
- § 9-3-113. Declarations of applicant.
- § 9-3-114. Hearings upon petitions — Final orders.
- § 9-3-115. Admission within thirty days of general election prohibited.
- § 9-3-116. Admission of surviving spouse and minor children.
- § 9-3-117. Duties of clerks of court.
- § 9-3-118. Clerk's fees — Deposits for witness expenses.
- § 9-3-119. Cancellation of certificate — Renunciation of residence and domicile.
- § 9-3-120. Certified copies of papers, etc., as evidence.
- § 9-4-101. Title.
- § 9-4-102. Definitions.
- § 9-4-103. Duties of the Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission.
- § 9-4-104. Receipt of money.
- § 9-4-105. Disbursement of funds.
- § 9-4-106. Program requirements.
- § 9-4-107. Fiscal requirements.
- § 9-4-108. Training requirements.
- § 9-4-109. Right of entry.
- § 9-4-110. Reports.
- § 9-4-111. Disclosure of information.
- § 9-4-112. Immunity from civil liability.
- § 9-5-101. Title.
- § 9-5-102. Statewide purpose.
- § 9-5-103. Definitions.
- § 9-5-104. Duties of the Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission.
- § 9-5-105. Receipt of money.
- § 9-5-106. Disbursement of funds.
- § 9-5-107. Program requirements.
- § 9-5-108. Access to specialized medical examinations and psychological examinations.
- § 9-5-109. Eligibility for contracts.
- § 9-5-110. Interagency memorandum of understanding.
- § 9-5-111. Fiscal requirements.
- § 9-5-112. Right of entry.
- § 9-5-113. Reports.
- § 9-5-114. Admissibility of statements by an alleged child victim.
- § 9-5-115. Immunity from civil liability.
- § 9-6-101. Title.
- § 9-6-102. Definitions.
- § 9-6-103. Establishment — Purpose and criteria.
- § 9-6-104. Receipt of money.
- § 9-6-105. Determination of grant awards.
- § 9-6-106. Operational requirements of shelters receiving domestic violence shelter funds.
- § 9-6-107. Fiscal requirements.
- § 9-6-108. Training requirements.
- § 9-6-109. Right of entry.
- § 9-6-110. Reports.
- § 9-6-111. Disclosure of information.
- § 9-6-112. Privileged communications made by victim of domestic violence — Definitions.
- § 9-8-101. Definitions.
- § 9-8-102. Investigation, study, or supervision involving children — Court order — Fee.
- § 9-8-201. Title — Purpose.
- § 9-8-202. Administration, funding, and limitations.
- § 9-8-203. Promulgation of rules.
- § 9-8-204. Eligibility.
- § 9-8-205. Guardianship subsidy agreement.
- § 9-8-206. Subsidy amount.
- § 9-8-207. Records confidential.
- § 9-9-101. Surrender of custody of minor by hospital or birthing center.
- § 9-9-102. Preference to relative caregivers for a child in foster care — Religious preference — Removal of barriers to inter-ethnic adoption.
- § 9-9-103. Adoption home studies affidavit.
- § 9-9-104. Adoption information collection.
- § 9-9-105. Employee leave for adoption — Definition.
- § 9-9-201. Short title.
- § 9-9-202. Definitions.
- § 9-9-203. Who may be adopted.
- § 9-9-204. Who may adopt.
- § 9-9-205. Jurisdiction — Venue — Inconvenient forum — Disclosure of name.
- § 9-9-206. Persons required to consent to adoption — Consideration for relinquishing minor for adoption.
- § 9-9-207. Persons as to whom consent not required.
- § 9-9-208. How consent is executed.
- § 9-9-209. Withdrawal of consent.
- § 9-9-210. Petition for adoption.
- § 9-9-211. Report of petitioner's expenditures.
- § 9-9-212. Hearing on petition — Requirements.
- § 9-9-213. Required residence of minor.
- § 9-9-214. Appearance — Continuance — Disposition of petition.
- § 9-9-215. Effect of decree of adoption.
- § 9-9-216. Appeal from and validation of adoption decree.
- § 9-9-217. Confidentiality of hearings and records.
- § 9-9-218. Recognition of foreign decrees affecting adoption.
- § 9-9-219. Application for new birth record.
- § 9-9-220. Relinquishment and termination of parent and child relationship.
- § 9-9-221. Uniformity of interpretation.
- § 9-9-222. Repeal and effective date.
- § 9-9-223. Termination of rights of nonparental relatives.
- § 9-9-224. Child born to unmarried mother.
- § 9-9-301. Adoptions under prior law validated.
- § 9-9-302. [Repealed.]
- § 9-9-303. [Repealed.]
- § 9-9-304. [Repealed.]
- § 9-9-401. Title.
- § 9-9-402. Definitions.
- § 9-9-403. Purpose.
- § 9-9-404. Administration — Funding.
- § 9-9-405. Promulgation of rules.
- § 9-9-406. Records confidential.
- § 9-9-407. Eligibility.
- § 9-9-408. Subsidy agreement required — Commencement of subsidy.
- § 9-9-409. Subsidy amounts.
- § 9-9-410. Subsidy agreements — Duration.
- § 9-9-411. Subsidy agreements — Renewal, termination, or modification.
- § 9-9-412. Appeals.
- § 9-9-501. Definitions.
- § 9-9-502. Penalty.
- § 9-9-503. Registry — Establishment and maintenance.
- § 9-9-504. Registry — Operation.
- § 9-9-505. Compilation of nonidentifying history.
- § 9-9-506. Disclosure of information.
- § 9-9-507. Maintenance of records.
- § 9-9-508. Rules.
- § 9-9-601. The Governor's Pro Bono Adoption Service Award.
- § 9-9-701. Streamlined adoptions by the Department of Human Services.
- § 9-9-702. Fast-tracked adoption of Garrett's Law babies — Definition.
- § 9-9-801. Definitions.
- § 9-9-802. Birth parent redaction request and contact preference forms.
- § 9-9-803. Access to adoption file.
- § 9-9-804. Immunity.
- § 9-10-101. [Repealed.]
- § 9-10-102. Actions governed by Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure — Limitations periods — Venue — Summons — Transfer between local jurisdictions.
- § 9-10-103. Temporary orders — Administrative orders for paternity testing.
- § 9-10-104. Suit to determine paternity of child born outside of marriage.
- § 9-10-105. Trial by court.
- § 9-10-106. [Repealed.]
- § 9-10-107. [Repealed.]
- § 9-10-108. Paternity test.
- § 9-10-109. Child support following finding of paternity.
- § 9-10-110. Judgment for lying-in expenses — Commitment on failure to pay.
- § 9-10-111. Judgment for child support — Bond.
- § 9-10-112. Income withholding — Delinquent noncustodial parent.
- § 9-10-113. Custody of child born outside of marriage.
- § 9-10-114. Visitation rights of father.
- § 9-10-115. Modification of orders or judgments.
- § 9-10-116. [Repealed.]
- § 9-10-117. [Repealed.]
- § 9-10-118. [Superseded.]
- § 9-10-119. Revival of judgment.
- § 9-10-120. Effect of acknowledgment of paternity.
- § 9-10-121. Termination of certain parental rights for putative fathers convicted of rape.
- § 9-10-201. Child born to married or unmarried woman — Presumptions — Surrogate mothers.
- § 9-10-202. Supervision by physician — Written agreement.
- § 9-11-101. Marriage a civil contract — Consent of parties.
- § 9-11-102. Minimum age — Parental consent — Definition.
- § 9-11-103. Minimum age — Exception.
- § 9-11-104. Minimum age — Lack of parental consent or misrepresentation of age — Annulment.
- § 9-11-105. Marriage of underage parties voidable.
- § 9-11-106. Incestuous marriages — Penalties for entering into or solemnizing.
- § 9-11-107. Validity of foreign marriages.
- § 9-11-108. Presumption of spouse's death — Validity of subsequent marriage.
- § 9-11-109. Validity of same-sex marriages.
- § 9-11-201. Licenses required.
- § 9-11-202. Form of license.
- § 9-11-203. Issuance by clerks.
- § 9-11-204. Issuance of license unlawfully — Penalty.
- § 9-11-205. Notice of intention to wed — Noncompliance, penalties, and effect.
- § 9-11-206. Clerk's fees.
- § 9-11-207. Applicants for marriage licenses to be sober.
- § 9-11-208. License not issued to persons of the same sex.
- § 9-11-209. Proof of age — Parental consent.
- § 9-11-210. Bond of applicant.
- § 9-11-211. Military personnel — Waiver of certain license requirements — Proceedings.
- § 9-11-212. Application without other's consent — Penalties — Damages.
- § 9-11-213. Persons who may solemnize marriages.
- § 9-11-214. Recordation of credentials of clerical character.
- § 9-11-215. Marriage ceremony.
- § 9-11-216. Solemnization contrary to law — Penalty.
- § 9-11-217. Failure to sign and return license at time of marriage — Penalty.
- § 9-11-218. Return of executed license to clerk — Effect on bond.
- § 9-11-219. False return or record — Penalty.
- § 9-11-220. Duty of clerk on return of license — Issuance of certificate.
- § 9-11-221. Certified copies of record as evidence.
- § 9-11-301. Execution of contract.
- § 9-11-302. Acknowledgment or proof.
- § 9-11-303. Recordation — Effect.
- § 9-11-304. Effect of unrecorded contract.
- § 9-11-305. Contract or copy as evidence — Conclusiveness.
- § 9-11-401. Definitions.
- § 9-11-402. Formalities — Definition.
- § 9-11-403. Content.
- § 9-11-404. Effect of marriage.
- § 9-11-405. Amendment or revocation.
- § 9-11-406. Enforcement.
- § 9-11-407. Enforcement — Void marriage.
- § 9-11-408. Limitations of actions.
- § 9-11-409. Application and construction.
- § 9-11-410. Short title.
- § 9-11-411. Severability.
- § 9-11-412. Time of taking effect.
- § 9-11-413. Repeal.
- § 9-11-501. Construction of this section and §§ 9-11-509 — 9-11-514.
- § 9-11-502. [Repealed.]
- § 9-11-503. Rights generally.
- § 9-11-504. [Repealed.]
- § 9-11-505. Control of separate real and personal property.
- § 9-11-506. Spouses not liable for each other's antenuptial debts.
- § 9-11-507. Separate property of one spouse not liable for other spouse's debts.
- § 9-11-508. Contracts concerning separate property of one spouse not binding on other spouse.
- § 9-11-509. Schedule of separate personal property — Filing — Effect.
- § 9-11-510. Form of schedule.
- § 9-11-511. Filing of schedule by person selling or giving property — Effect of recording conveyance or will.
- § 9-11-512. Effect of failure to file schedule.
- § 9-11-513. Control of one spouse's separate property by other spouse — Presumption of agency or trusteeship.
- § 9-11-514. Settlements in equity.
- § 9-11-515. [Repealed.]
- § 9-11-516. Doctrine of necessaries — Abolished.
- § 9-11-601. Obligations to support spouse unaffected by subchapter.
- § 9-11-602. Sale of real estate free of dower or curtesy — Petition.
- § 9-11-603. Sale of real estate free of dower or curtesy — Order and deposit.
- § 9-11-604. Setting apart dower or curtesy as life estate in certain lands.
- § 9-11-701. Persons acting for clerk.
- § 9-11-702. Marriages performed by mayors.
- § 9-11-703. Recordation of credentials of clerical character — Applicability of § 9-11-214.
- § 9-11-704. Marriages solemnized out of county.
- § 9-11-705. Marriages solemnized by municipal court judges.
- § 9-11-706. Marriage before entry of divorce decree.
- § 9-11-801. Title.
- § 9-11-802. Definitions.
- § 9-11-803. Covenant marriage.
- § 9-11-804. Content of declaration of intent.
- § 9-11-805. Form of affidavit.
- § 9-11-806. Other applicable rules.
- § 9-11-807. Applicability to already married couples.
- § 9-11-808. Divorce or separation.
- § 9-11-809. Suit against spouse — Separation.
- § 9-11-810. Effects of separation.
- § 9-11-811. Informational pamphlet.
- § 9-12-101. Subsequent marriage before dissolution of prior marriage prohibited.
- § 9-12-201. Grounds.
- § 9-12-202. Proceedings for annulment to be in equity — Venue.
- § 9-12-301. Grounds for divorce.
- § 9-12-302. Equitable proceedings.
- § 9-12-303. Venue — Service of process.
- § 9-12-304. Pleadings — Interrogatories.
- § 9-12-305. No judgment pro confesso.
- § 9-12-306. Corroboration.
- § 9-12-307. Matters that must be proved — Definition.
- § 9-12-308. Effect of collusion, consent, or equal guilt of parties.
- § 9-12-309. Maintenance and attorney's fees — Interest.
- § 9-12-310. Waiting period before rendition of decree.
- § 9-12-311. Legitimacy of children not affected.
- § 9-12-312. Alimony — Child support — Bond — Method of payment — Definition.
- § 9-12-313. Enforcement of separation agreements and decrees of court.
- § 9-12-314. Modification of allowance for alimony and maintenance — Child support.
- § 9-12-315. Division of property — Definition.
- § 9-12-316. Property settlements.
- § 9-12-317. Dissolution of estates by the entirety or survivorship.
- § 9-12-318. Restoration of name.
- § 9-12-319. Nonresident defendants — Warning orders — Entry of decree.
- § 9-12-320. Proceedings subsequent to decree — Change of venue.
- § 9-12-321. Annulment of decree of divorce.
- § 9-12-322. Divorcing parents to attend parenting class.
- § 9-12-323. Joint credit card accounts.
- § 9-12-324. Decree dissolving a covenant marriage.
- § 9-12-325. Condonation abolished.
- § 9-13-101. Award of custody — Definition.
- § 9-13-102. Visitation rights of brothers and sisters.
- § 9-13-103. Visitation rights of grandparents when child is in custody of parent — Definitions.
- § 9-13-104. Transfer of custody on school property.
- § 9-13-105. Criminal records check.
- § 9-13-106. Attorney ad litem programs.
- § 9-13-107. Visitation rights of grandparents when parent does not have custody of child — Definitions.
- § 9-13-108. Visitation — Preference of child.
- § 9-13-109. Drug testing — Proceedings concerning child custody, visitation, or welfare of child — Definition.
- § 9-13-110. Parents who are members of armed forces — Definitions.
- § 9-13-301. Noncustodial parent's right to child's scholastic records — Definitions.
- § 9-13-302. Penalty for noncompliance.
- § 9-13-401. Title.
- § 9-13-402. Definitions.
- § 9-13-403. Prevention of international child abduction.
- § 9-13-404. Considerations of court.
- § 9-13-405. Abduction risk factors.
- § 9-13-406. Abduction prevention measures.
- § 9-13-407. Ex parte relief.
- § 9-14-101. Implied consent to jurisdiction for child support and maintenance or to establish paternity — Service of process.
- § 9-14-102. Wage assignment and deduction — Definitions.
- § 9-14-103. Quarterly report of funds, moneys, etc., received for child support.
- § 9-14-104. [Repealed.]
- § 9-14-105. Petition for support — Definitions.
- § 9-14-106. Noncustodial parents — Amount of support — Definition.
- § 9-14-107. Change in payor income warranting modification — Definition.
- § 9-14-108. Transfer between local jurisdictions.
- § 9-14-109. Automatic assignment of rights.
- § 9-14-110. Arkansas Registry of Child Support Orders — Definition.
- § 9-14-201. Definitions.
- § 9-14-202. Exclusivity of remedies.
- § 9-14-203. [Superseded.]
- § 9-14-204. Hearings for enforcement of support orders.
- § 9-14-205. Information required in support cases.