§ 9-10-120. Effect of acknowledgment of paternity
(a) A man is the father of a child for all intents and purposes if he and the mother execute an acknowledgment of paternity of the child pursuant to § 20-18-408 or § 20-18-409, or a similar acknowledgment executed during the child’s minority. (b) (1) Acknowledgments of paternity shall by operation of law constitute a […]
§ 9-10-121. Termination of certain parental rights for putative fathers convicted of rape
(a) All rights of a putative father to custody, visitation, or other contact with a child conceived as a result of a rape shall be terminated immediately upon conviction of the rape in which the child was conceived under § 5-14-103. (b) The biological mother of a child conceived as a result of rape may […]
§ 9-10-201. Child born to married or unmarried woman — Presumptions — Surrogate mothers
(a) Any child born to a married woman by means of artificial insemination shall be deemed the legitimate natural child of the woman and the woman’s husband if the husband consents in writing to the artificial insemination. (b) A child born by means of artificial insemination to a woman who is married at the time […]
§ 9-10-102. Actions governed by Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure — Limitations periods — Venue — Summons — Transfer between local jurisdictions
(a) An action to establish the paternity of a child or children shall be commenced and proceed under the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure applicable in circuit court, as amended from time to time by the Supreme Court. (b) Actions brought in the State of Arkansas to establish paternity may be brought at any time. […]
§ 9-10-202. Supervision by physician — Written agreement
(a) Artificial insemination of a woman shall only be performed under the supervision of a physician licensed under the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq. (b) Prior to conducting the artificial insemination, the supervising physician shall obtain from the woman and her husband or […]
§ 9-10-103. Temporary orders — Administrative orders for paternity testing
(a) If the child is not born when the accused appears before the circuit court, the court may hear evidence and may make temporary orders and findings pending the birth of the child. (b) (1) (A) If the parentage of a child has not been established, the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue […]
§ 9-10-104. Suit to determine paternity of child born outside of marriage
Petitions for paternity establishment may be filed by: (1) A biological mother; (2) A putative father; (3) A person for whom paternity is not presumed or established by court order, including a parent or grandparent of a deceased putative father; or (4) The Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department […]
§ 9-10-105. Trial by court
When the case is ready for trial, if the accused denies being the father of the child, the circuit court shall hear the evidence and decide the case.
§ 9-10-108. Paternity test
(a) (1) Upon motion of either party in a paternity action, the trial court shall order that the putative father, mother, and child submit to scientific testing for paternity, which may include deoxyribonucleic acid testing, to determine whether or not the putative father can be excluded as being the biological father of the child and […]
§ 9-10-109. Child support following finding of paternity
(a) (1) (A) Subsequent to the execution of an acknowledgment of paternity by the father and mother of a child pursuant to § 20-18-408 or § 20-18-409, or a similar acknowledgment executed during the child’s minority, or subsequent to a finding by the court that the putative father in a paternity action is the father […]