Arkansas § 9-21-202 - Nature of authority created by agreement.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 9-21-202 — Nature of authority created by agreement., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9-21-202. Nature of authority created by agreement.
An agreement under this Article is temporary and terminates pursuant to Article 4 after the deploying parent returns from deployment, unless the agreement has been terminated before that time by court order or modification under § 9-21-203. The agreement does not create an independent, continuing right to caretaking authority, decision-making authority, or limited contact in an individual to whom custodial responsibility is given. A nonparent who has caretaking authority, decision-making authority, or limited contact by an agreement under this Article has standing to enforce the agreement until it has been terminated by court order, by modification under § 9-21-203, or under Article 4.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 9-21-202 ("Nature of authority created by agreement.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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