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§ 16-13-223. Sale and confirmation of property

A circuit court may make orders for the sale of property in the custody of the court and may confirm the sale, but the sale shall not be confirmed until all parties have reasonable notice and an opportunity to be present and resist the confirmation.

§ 16-13-224. Temporary exchange of districts — Assignment

(a) Circuit judges may temporarily exchange judicial districts by joint order, and any circuit judge who consents may be assigned to another district for temporary service under rules adopted by the Supreme Court. (b) When a circuit judge is serving temporarily in a judicial district other than his or her own, he or she shall […]

§ 16-13-225. Juvenile cases — Information system

(a) The Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts shall develop for the circuit courts a case-based management information system, capable of capturing information at each stage of the process of juvenile cases, with the capacity to serve basic administration, operations, planning, evaluation, and monitoring needs. (b) A judge of the circuit court designated […]

§ 16-13-209. Notice of proceedings

Where the defendant or respondent has answered or otherwise pleaded and if the time has not been set by the court, all interested parties, together with their attorneys, shall receive notice from the clerk of the court of any proceeding affecting their rights and shall be given time to prepare to meet the proceeding. However, […]

§ 16-13-201. Jurisdiction

(a) Circuit courts shall have original jurisdiction of all justiciable matters not otherwise assigned pursuant to the Arkansas Constitution. (b) (1) Circuit courts shall have appellate jurisdiction of the judgments and final orders of county courts, district courts, city courts, and police courts in all civil actions. (2) On appeal from such judgments and final […]

§ 16-13-204. Issuance of writs, orders, or process

(a) The circuit courts and their judges shall have the power to issue all proper writs, orders, or process in the cases mentioned in §§ 16-13-201(b)(1) and 16-13-203. (b) The circuit courts and their judges shall have power to issue all writs, orders, and process which may be necessary in the exercise of their jurisdiction, […]

§ 16-13-205. Writs of certiorari — Temporary restraining orders — Enforcement

(a) The circuit courts shall have power to issue writs of certiorari to any officer or board of officers, city or town council, or any inferior tribunal of their respective counties in order to correct any erroneous or void proceeding or ordinance and to hear and determine the proceeding or ordinance. (b) (1) Application for […]

§ 16-13-206. Term of court — Court to remain open

(a) (1) The circuit court of each county and of each division in each county having two (2) or more divisions of circuit court shall be open by operation of law at the beginning of each regular term of that court, as fixed by law, and shall remain open until the beginning of the next […]