§ 9-14-242. Report of nonsupport payments
(a) (1) The Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration shall provide individual reports to the county circuit clerk concerning money received by the office in payment of arrearages owed by a person convicted of nonsupport under § 5-26-401. (2) The reports shall be provided each […]
§ 9-14-227. Income withholding — Administrative costs — Applicability to unemployment compensation and workers’ compensation
(a) A payor may withhold up to two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per pay period in addition to the court-ordered income withholding amount for the administrative cost incurred in each withholding. (b) The income withholding provisions of this subchapter shall apply to unemployment compensation benefits to the extent allowed by §§ 11-10-109 and 11-10-110. […]
§ 9-14-228. Income withholding — Procedures for payor
(a) (1) A payor shall withhold the amount indicated in the notice from money, income, or periodic earnings due the noncustodial parent and remit the amount in the manner set forth in the notice. (2) Payments are to be made at the same time the noncustodial parent is paid. The payor shall identify the date […]
§ 9-14-229. Income withholding — Termination of order — Notice to payor
(a) The circuit court may terminate an income withholding order upon proof that the court or its representative has been unable to deliver payments to the custodial parent for a period of six (6) months. (b) An income withholding order shall terminate when there is no further support obligation owed. (c) The circuit court or […]
§ 9-14-230. Decree as lien on real property
(a) (1) (A) Any decree, judgment, or order that contains a provision for payment of money for the support and care of any child or children through the registry of the court or through the Arkansas Child Support Clearinghouse shall become a lien upon all real property, not otherwise exempt by the Arkansas Constitution, owned […]
§ 9-14-231. Overdue support as lien on personal property
(a) (1) (A) Support that has been ordered paid through the registry of the court or through the Arkansas Child Support Clearinghouse and that has become overdue shall become a lien on all personal property owned by the noncustodial parent wherever it may be found and need not be limited to the confines of the […]
§ 9-14-232. Healthcare coverage
(a) In all cases in which the support and care of any children are involved, the court may: (1) Order either parent to secure and maintain healthcare coverage for the benefit of the children when healthcare coverage is available or becomes available to the parent at a reasonable cost; and (2) Allocate the cost of […]
§ 9-14-233. Arrearages — Interest and attorney’s fees — Work activities and incarceration
(a) All child support that becomes due and remains unpaid shall accrue interest at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum unless the owner of the judgment or the owner’s counsel of record requests prior to the accrual of the interest that the judgment shall not accrue interest. (b) The circuit court shall award […]
§ 9-14-234. Arrearages — Redirection of child support — Finality of judgment — Definition
(a) As used in this section, “physical custodian” means a natural or adoptive parent, a guardian, or a person or agency who has or is anticipated to have custody of a child or children for more than eight (8) consecutive weeks, other than court-ordered visitation, during which there is an obligation to pay support for […]
§ 9-14-235. Arrearages — Payment after duty to support ceases — Definition
(a) If a child support arrearage or judgment exists at the time when any child entitled to support reaches the age of majority, is emancipated, or dies, or when the obligor’s current duty to pay child support otherwise ceases, the obligor shall continue to pay an amount equal to the court-ordered child support, or an […]