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Home » US Law » 2020 Arkansas Code » Title 9 - Family Law » Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations » Chapter 21 - Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act » Article 2 - Agreement Addressing Custodial Responsibility During Deployment

§ 9-21-201. Form of agreement

(a) The parents of a child may enter into a temporary agreement under this Article granting custodial responsibility during deployment. (b) An agreement under subsection (a) must be: (1) in writing; and (2) signed by both parents and any nonparent to whom custodial responsibility is granted. (c) Subject to subsection (d), an agreement under subsection […]

§ 9-21-202. Nature of authority created by agreement

(a) An agreement under this Article is temporary and terminates pursuant to Article 4 after the deploying parent returns from deployment, unless the agreement has been terminated before that time by court order or modification under § 9-21-203. The agreement does not create an independent, continuing right to caretaking authority, decision-making authority, or limited contact […]

§ 9-21-203. Modification of agreement

(a) By mutual consent, the parents of a child may modify an agreement regarding custodial responsibility made pursuant to this Article. (b) If an agreement is modified under subsection (a) before deployment of a deploying parent, the modification must be in writing and signed by both parents and any nonparent who will exercise custodial responsibility […]

§ 9-21-204. Power of attorney

A deploying parent, by power of attorney, may delegate all or part of custodial responsibility to an adult nonparent for the period of deployment if no other parent possesses custodial responsibility under law of this state other than this chapter, or if a court order currently in effect prohibits contact between the child and the […]

§ 9-21-205. Filing agreement or power of attorney with court

An agreement or power of attorney under this Article must be filed within a reasonable time with any court that has entered an order on custodial responsibility or child support that is in effect concerning the child who is the subject of the agreement or power. The case number and heading of the pending case […]