§ 9-14-807. Official payment record
(a) In all cases mentioned in this subchapter wherein the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration is charged with collection and distribution of child support, the payment records of the office shall constitute an official public record subject to the self-authentication provision of the Arkansas […]
§ 9-14-505. No direct offset to child support
(a) Healthcare coverage premiums shall not be deemed or used as a direct offset to the child support award. (b) However, premiums for health care for a minor child can be considered in determining net take-home pay of the noncustodial parent when setting the current child support award.
§ 9-14-805. Permanent transfer
(a) (1) A Title IV-D child support, paternity, or Medicaid-only case shall remain within the clearinghouse for payment, collection, and distribution purposes even though a custodial parent may elect to close the case with the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration in regard to establishment […]
§ 9-14-506. Effective date of income withholding order — Applicability
(a) (1) An order of income withholding for healthcare coverage shall take effect immediately upon completion of enrollment requirements or, in cases being enforced under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq., by the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and […]
§ 9-14-806. Electronic funds transfer and electronic data information election
(a) Employers may remit income withholding for child support by electronic funds transfer and electronic data interchange transaction. (b) The Title IV-D agency shall notify the employer when a case is assigned or transferred to the clearinghouse, at which time the employer shall begin or continue income withholding for child support and may remit such […]
§ 9-14-507. Priority of income withholding claims
An order of income withholding for healthcare coverage shall have priority over all other legal processes under state law against money, income, or periodic earnings of the noncustodial parent except an order of income withholding for child support.
§ 9-14-508. Persons subject to income withholding — Ground for contest
(a) Any person under a court order to provide and maintain healthcare coverage as of March 6, 1991, shall be subject to income withholding for healthcare coverage provisions of this subchapter. (b) An order of income withholding for healthcare coverage shall become effective upon the completion of the notice requirement set forth in § 9-14-509. […]
§ 9-14-509. Notice to noncustodial parent
(a) Prior to notification to the employer, the noncustodial parent shall be sent a notice by any form of mail addressed to the parent at his or her last known address as contained in the records of the court clerk. (b) The information contained in the notice shall include: (1) That the parent has been […]
§ 9-14-510. Determination of contest
(a) Should the noncustodial parent contest the withholding because of mistake of fact, then, after providing the noncustodial parent an opportunity to present his or her case, the court or its representative shall determine whether the withholding shall occur and shall notify the noncustodial parent of the determination and, if appropriate, the time period in […]
§ 9-14-511. Notice to employer
(a) Notice shall be sent to the employer or payor of the parent for whom income withholding for healthcare coverage has been ordered. (b) The notice may be served on the employer or payor as if it were a summons pursuant to Rule 4 of the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure or may be sent […]