Pursuant to Act 948 of 1989, as amended, codified at Ark. Code Ann. § 9-12-312(a) and the Family Support Act of 1988, Pub. L. No. 100-485 (1988), the Court adopted and published Administrative Order Number 10, titled “Child Support Guidelines” (“Guidelines”). Pursuant to Act 907 of 2019, codified at Ark. Code Ann. § 9-12-312(a)(4), the […]
There is a rebuttable presumption that the amount of child support calculated pursuant to the most recent revision of the Family Support Chart and these Guidelines is the amount to be awarded in any judicial proceeding for divorce, separation, paternity, guardianship, or child support. In addition to an initial award for child support or the […]
Definitions: Gross Income Inclusions: “Income” is “intentionally broad and designed to encompass the widest range of sources consistent with the State’s policy to interpret ‘income’ broadly for the benefit of the child.” Evans v. Tillery , 361 Ark. 63, 204 S.W.3d 547 (2005); Ford v. Ford , 347 Ark. 485, 65 S.W.3d 432 (2002); McWhorter […]
Three additional child-rearing expenses—health insurance premiums, extraordinary medical expenses, and childcare expenses—shall be added to the Worksheet and must be considered by the court when determining the total child-support obligation. If either or both parents carry health insurance for the child(ren), incur extraordinary medical expenses for the child(ren), or pay for childcare expenses for one […]
Calculation and Use of Worksheet: Except as provided in Section II, paragraph 3, Self-Support Reserve, the gross income of both parents shall first be determined and combined. Each parent’s share of the combined total gross income is then determined based on their percentage of the combined income. Next, the basic child-support obligation is determined by […]
Allocation of Dependents for Tax Purposes: Allocation of dependents for tax purposes belongs to the payee parent pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code. However, if allowed by state or federal law, the court shall have the discretion to grant dependency allocation, or any part of it, to the payor parent if the benefit of the […]
The Per Curiam Orders of the Supreme Court of Arkansas of February 5, 1990, May 13, 1991, and October 25, 1993, established guidelines for child support enforcement. The Per Curiam Order of September 25, 1997, established Administrative Order Number 10, establishing guidelines effective October 1, 1997. Administrative Order Number 10 was republished in the Per […]
