Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-343

Appeals

Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case Gilliam v. State (1991)

Most recently applied in Brianna Butler and Christopher Butler v. Arkansas Department of Human Services and Minor Children (March 2025)

Acts 1989, No. 273, § 42; 1999, No. 401, § 15; 2003, No. 1166, § 21; 2003, No. 1319, § 25.

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(1) All appeals from juvenile cases shall be made to the Supreme Court or to the Court of Appeals in the time and manner provided for appeals in the Arkansas Rules of Appellate Procedure.

(2) In delinquency cases, the petitioner may appeal only under those circumstances that would permit the state to appeal in criminal proceedings.

(3) Pending an appeal from any case involving a juvenile out-of-home placement, the juvenile division of circuit court retains jurisdiction to conduct further hearings.

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.