Any order of protection issued by the circuit court pursuant to a petition filed as authorized in this chapter may be modified upon application of either party, notice to all parties, and a hearing thereon.
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-15-209
Modification of orders
Known as the Domestic Abuse Act
The act spans §§ 9–9 (30 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 2017 Ark. App. 188 - Smith v. Murphy (2017)
Most recently applied in 2021 Ark. App. 95 - Carmen Okereafor v. Phil Conley (March 2021)
Acts 1991, No. 266, § 10.
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Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.