Arkansas § 9-21-308 - Nature of authority created by temporary custody order.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 9-21-308 — Nature of authority created by temporary custody order., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9-21-308. Nature of authority created by temporary custody order.
A grant of authority under this Article is temporary and terminates under Article 4 after the return from deployment of the deploying parent, unless the grant has been terminated before that time by court order. The grant does not create an independent, continuing right to caretaking authority, decision-making authority, or limited contact in an individual to whom it is granted. A nonparent granted caretaking authority, decision-making authority, or limited contact under this Article has standing to enforce the grant until it is terminated by court order or under Article 4.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 9-21-308 ("Nature of authority created by temporary custody order.") 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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