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Ark. Code Ann. § 9-8-101

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Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 2020 Ark. App. 23 - Addam Maxwell v. Lori Maxwell (2020)

Most recently applied in 2020 Ark. App. 23 - Addam Maxwell v. Lori Maxwell (January 2020)

Acts 1991, No. 1081, § 1; 2001, No. 1420, § 1; 2019, No. 315, § 703.

As used in this subchapter:

(1) “Child” means a person under eighteen (18) years of age;

(2) “Division” means the Division of Children and Family Services of the Department of Human Services;

(3) “Investigation” means the process of obtaining a home study, home report, home assessment, home evaluation, or marital study;

(4) “Licensed social worker” means a social worker authorized to perform home studies or supervised visits under the Social Work Licensing Act, § 17-103-101 et seq.;

(5) “Rules” means rules promulgated by the division for the purpose of implementing this subchapter pursuant to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.;

(6) “Study” means home study, home report, home assessment, home evaluation, or marital study; and

(7) “Supervision” means periodic visitation to the home or school or other places for monitoring or observation to determine a child's situation or condition or to regulate or facilitate visitation and may include court appearances to provide testimony on the visitation.

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.