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AR Code § 9-16-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 16 - Family Preservation Services Program Act|§ 9-16-103. Director of the Division of Children and Family Services — Duties

 The Director of the Division of Children and Family Services of the Department of Human Services shall:   (1)  (A) Make family preservation services accessible to all cases in which a child is about to be placed outside his or her home, or in which a child has been placed outside his or her home, and in which the goal is reunification.  (B) The director shall make family preservation services accessible to all cases in which a child is about to be removed or reunification is the goal and the provision of such services is appropriate;    (2) Ensure that statewide availability of family preservation services is accomplished in an orderly fashion, with modification based on analysis of an annual evaluation report; and  (3) Continue the implementation of family preservation services by consultation with professionals who are nationally recognized in the field.
AR Code § 9-16-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 16 - Family Preservation Services Program Act|§ 9-16-104. Division of Children and Family Services — Duties

 (a) The Division of Children and Family Services of the Department of Human Services shall be the lead administrative agency for family preservation services and may receive funding for the implementation of such services.  (b) The division shall:  (1) Provide the coordination of and planning for the implementation of family preservation services;  (2) Provide standards for the family preservation services programs;  (3) Monitor the services to ensure they meet measurable standards of performance as set forth in state law and as developed by the division; and  (4) Provide the initial training curriculum and approve any on-going curriculum required by providers of family preservation services.
AR Code § 9-16-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 16 - Family Preservation Services Program Act|§ 9-16-105. Provision of services by contract

 (a) The Division of Children and Family Services of the Department of Human Services may provide family preservation services directly or may contract with a private, nonprofit social service agency or qualified individual to provide such services.  (b) In the event a nonprofit social service agency or qualified individual is contracted by the Department of Human Services, to provide family preservation services, the contract shall include requirements for:  (1) Provider acceptance of any client referred by the department for family preservation services;  (2) Limitation of caseload;  (3) Availability of twenty-four-hour crises intervention services to families served by the program;  (4) Completion of the required training curriculum for family preservation services; and  (5) Provision of and conduct of an internal program evaluation and cooperation with an external evaluation as directed by the division.
AR Code § 9-16-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 16 - Family Preservation Services Program Act|§ 9-16-106. Children qualified to receive services

 (a)  (1) Family preservation services shall be provided to those children who are placed out-of-home for whom the goal is reunification and for those children who are at actual, imminent risk of out-of-home placement in situations in which family preservation services afford effective protection of children, youth, families, and the community.  (2) This shall include children:  (A) Who are at risk of removal as dependent, abused, or neglected; and  (B) Whose families are in conflict such that they are unable to exercise reasonable control of the child.      (b) The implementation of family preservation services shall be extended to those families for whom ongoing assessment indicates protection can be maintained.  (c) Families shall not be eligible for family preservation services in which children are at risk of recurring sexual abuse perpetrated by a member of their immediate household and whose continued safety from recurring abuse cannot be reasonably assured.
AR Code § 9-16-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 16 - Family Preservation Services Program Act|§ 9-16-107. Provision of services — Reasonable effort — Acceptance not an admission — Activity of family members

 (a) The provision of family preservation services to a family shall constitute a reasonable effort by the Department of Human Services to prevent the removal of a child from the child's home, provided that the family has received timely access to other services from the department for which the family is eligible.  (b) Acceptance of family preservation services shall not be considered an admission of any allegation that initiated the investigation of the family, nor shall refusal of family preservation services be considered as evidence in any proceeding except when the issue is whether the department has made reasonable efforts to prevent removal of a child.  (c) No family preservation services program shall compel any family member to engage in any activity or refrain from any activity that is not reasonably related to remedying a condition or conditions that gave rise or that could reasonably give rise to any finding of child abuse, neglect, or dependency.
AR Code § 9-16-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 16 - Family Preservation Services Program Act|§ 9-16-108. Evaluation

 The Director of the Division of Children and Family Services of the Department of Human Services shall conduct a yearly evaluation of family preservation services that shall include the following:   (1) The number of families in which the use of family preservation services has been an alternative to placement of the child if available;  (2) The number of families receiving family preservation services, including the number of children in those families;  (3) Among those families receiving family preservation services, the number of children placed outside the home and the average cost per family of providing family preservation services;  (4) The estimated cost of out-of-home placement that would have been expended on behalf of those children who received family preservation services based on the average lengths of stay and the average costs of out-of-home placements;  (5) The number of children who remain unified with their families six (6) months and one (1) year after completion of family preservation services; and  (6) An overall evaluation of the progress of family preservation services programs during the preceding year, recommendations for improvements in delivery of this service, and a plan for the continued development of family preservation services to ensure progress towards statewide availability.
AR Code § 9-16-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 16 - Family Preservation Services Program Act|§ 9-16-109. Provision of services — Funding

 The Director of the Division of Children and Family Services of the Department of Human Services may use funds that become available through an increase in reimbursement of funds from family preservation services from Title IV-E of the Social Security Act as amended by Pub. L. No. 96-272, for the purposes of providing family preservation services to children who would otherwise be removed from their homes or are receiving services to achieve reunification.
AR Code § 9-18-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 18 - Qualified Domestic Relations Orders|§ 9-18-101. Definitions

 As used in this chapter:   (1) “Circuit court” means the equity court of each county in the State of Arkansas created under § 16-13-301 [repealed];  (2) “Domestic relations order” means any judgment, decree, or order, including approval of a property settlement agreement, that relates to the provisions for child support, alimony payment, or marital property rights to a spouse, former spouse, child, or other dependents of a participant under Arkansas law;  (3) “Participant” means any person or member of a retirement plan;  (4) “Qualified domestic relations order” means a domestic relations order:  (A) Which creates or recognizes the existence of an alternate payee's right to, or assigns to an alternate payee the right to, receive all or a portion of the benefits payable with respect to a participant's retirement plan;  (B) Which clearly specifies the name and last known mailing address, if any, of the participant and the name and mailing address of each alternate payee covered by the order, the amount or percentage of the participant's benefits to be paid by the plan to each alternate payee or the manner in which the amount or percentage is determined, the number of payments or period of time to which the order applies, and each retirement plan to which the order applies; and  (C) Which does not require the retirement plan to provide any type or form of benefit, or pay options not otherwise available under the plan, does not require the plan to provide increased benefits, and does not require the payment of benefits to an alternate payee that are required to be paid to another alternate payee under another order previously determined to be a qualified domestic relations order; and    (5) “Retirement plan” means any retirement plan, private or public, including, but not limited to:  (A) The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System;  (B) The State Police Retirement System;  (C) The Arkansas State Highway Employees' Retirement System;  (D) The Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System;  (E) The Arkansas Judicial Retirement System; and  (F) Other state-supported alternate retirement systems.
AR Code § 9-18-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 18 - Qualified Domestic Relations Orders|§ 9-18-102. Orders to reach retirement benefits

 (a) Notwithstanding § 24-3-212 [repealed] and § 24-7-715 or any other laws of Arkansas limiting the application of legal process to any retirement plans, the circuit courts of Arkansas are empowered to enter qualified domestic relations orders to reach any and all retirement annuities and benefits of any retirement plan.  (b) The qualified domestic relations order of the circuit court is authorized to specify that a designated percent of a fractional interest on any retirement benefit payment may be paid to an alternate payee.
AR Code § 9-18-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 18 - Qualified Domestic Relations Orders|§ 9-18-103. Orders to reach public employees' retirement benefits

 (a) Notwithstanding § 24-3-212 [repealed] and § 24-7-715 or any other laws of Arkansas limiting the application of legal process to any retirement plans, the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, the State Police Retirement System, the Arkansas State Highway Employees' Retirement System, the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System, the Arkansas Judicial Retirement System, and any other state-supported retirement system shall comply with any qualified domestic relations order as defined in this chapter.  (b) The boards of trustees of the state-supported retirement systems shall:  (1) Establish rules to implement this chapter; and  (2)  (A) Adopt a uniform legal form for use in preparing a qualified domestic relations order for each retirement plan.  (B)  (i) The state-supported retirement system's uniform legal form of the qualified domestic relations order shall be approved by the Legislative Council.  (ii) A state-supported retirement system is not required to comply with a qualified domestic relations order that does not substantially follow the uniform legal form approved by the Legislative Council.
AR Code § 9-20-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 20 - Adult Maltreatment Custody Act|§ 9-20-101. Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Adult Maltreatment Custody Act”.
AR Code § 9-20-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 20 - Adult Maltreatment Custody Act|§ 9-20-102. Purpose

 The purposes of this chapter are to:   (1) Protect a maltreated adult or long-term care facility resident who is in imminent danger; and  (2) Encourage the cooperation of state agencies and private providers in the service delivery system for maltreated adults.
AR Code § 9-20-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 20 - Adult Maltreatment Custody Act|§ 9-20-104. Spiritual treatment alone not abusive

 Nothing in this chapter implies that an endangered adult or impaired adult who is being furnished with treatment by spiritual means alone through prayer in accordance with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination by an accredited practitioner thereof is for this reason alone an endangered adult or an impaired adult.
AR Code § 9-20-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 20 - Adult Maltreatment Custody Act|§ 9-20-105. Privilege not grounds for exclusion of evidence

 Any privilege between husband and wife or between any professional persons, except lawyer and client, including, but not limited to, physicians, members of the clergy, counselors, hospitals, clinics, rest homes, nursing homes, and their clients, shall not constitute grounds for excluding evidence at any proceedings regarding an endangered adult or an impaired adult, or the cause of the proceeding.
AR Code § 9-20-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 20 - Adult Maltreatment Custody Act|§ 9-20-106. Immunity for investigation participants

 Any person, official, or institution participating in good faith in the removal of a maltreated adult pursuant to this chapter shall have immunity from liability and suit for damages, civil or criminal, that otherwise might result by reason of such actions.
AR Code § 9-20-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 20 - Adult Maltreatment Custody Act|§ 9-20-107. Reports as evidence

 (a) A written report from persons or officials required to report under the Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Act, § 12-12-1701 et seq., shall be admissible in evidence in any proceeding relating to adult maltreatment or long-term care facility resident maltreatment.  (b) The affidavit of a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, or licensed certified social worker shall be admissible in evidence in any proceeding relating to adult maltreatment or long-term care facility resident maltreatment.  (c)  (1) The court may seal any records or parts of records containing protected health information as defined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.  (2) If a court seals any records or parts of records under subdivision (c)(1) of this section, the sealed records or parts of records become confidential and shall not be released to nonparties without a written order of the court.
AR Code § 9-20-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 20 - Adult Maltreatment Custody Act|§ 9-20-109. Commencement of proceedings

 (a) Proceedings shall be commenced by filing a petition with the clerk of the probate division of circuit court.  (b) Only the Department of Human Services may file a petition seeking ex parte emergency relief.  (c) No fees may be charged or collected by the clerk in cases brought by the department, including, but not limited to:  (1) Fees for filing;  (2) Summons; or  (3) Subpoenas.    (d) The court shall immediately appoint the Arkansas Public Defender Commission to represent the maltreated adult if:  (1) There is reasonable cause to believe the maltreated adult is indigent; or  (2) The maltreated adult's liberty interest is in jeopardy and the financial condition of the maltreated adult is undetermined.
AR Code § 9-20-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 20 - Adult Maltreatment Custody Act|§ 9-20-110. Petition

 A petition shall set forth the following:   (1) The name, address, and if known, the date of birth of the maltreated adult who shall be designated as the respondent;  (2) The maltreated adult's current location;  (3) The name and address of the maltreated adult's closest adult relative, if known;  (4)  (A) The facts intended to prove the person to be maltreated.  (B) The facts may be set out in an affidavit attached to the petition and incorporated into the petition; and    (5) The relief requested by the petitioner.
AR Code § 9-20-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 20 - Adult Maltreatment Custody Act|§ 9-20-111. Notification

 (a) All maltreated adults named as the respondent shall be served with a copy of the petition under the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure.  (b) The Department of Human Services shall provide immediate notice of the date, time, and location of the probable cause hearing to:  (1) The respondent;  (2) The person from whom physical custody of the respondent was removed; and  (3) Counsel for the respondent.    (c) The pleadings served on the respondent shall include a statement of the right to:  (1)  (A) Have an attorney represent him or her in this matter.  (B) If the respondent desires an attorney to represent him or her but the respondent cannot afford to hire an attorney, an attorney will be appointed to represent the respondent by the court at no cost to the respondent;    (2) Be present at the hearing;  (3) Present evidence on the respondent's own behalf;  (4) Cross-examine witnesses who testify against him or her;  (5) Present witnesses in the respondent's own behalf;  (6) Remain silent; and  (7) View and copy all petitions, reports, and documents retained in the court file.    (d) Notice of the long-term custody hearing shall be given to:  (1) The legal counsel of the respondent;  (2) The next of kin of the respondent whose names and addresses are known to the petitioner;  (3) The person having physical custody of the respondent;  (4) Any person named in the petition; and  (5) Any other persons or entities that the court may require.
AR Code § 9-20-112 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 20 - Adult Maltreatment Custody Act|§ 9-20-112. Voluntary protective placement

 (a) Any adult may request voluntary protective placement under this chapter.  (b) No civil rights are relinquished as a result of voluntary protective placement.  (c) Procedures for hearings under this chapter shall be followed with regard to voluntary protective placement.
AR Code § 9-20-113 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 20 - Adult Maltreatment Custody Act|§ 9-20-113. Evaluations

 (a) The Department of Human Services may petition the circuit court for an order of temporary custody for the purpose of having an adult evaluated if during the course of an investigation under the Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Act, § 12-12-1701 et seq., the department determines that:  (1) Immediate removal is necessary to protect the adult from imminent danger to his or her health or safety;  (2) Available protective services have been offered to alleviate the danger and have been refused; and  (3) An adequate assessment of the following cannot be made in the adult's place of residence:  (A) The adult's capacity to comprehend the nature and consequences of remaining in the situation or condition; or  (B) The adult's mental or physical impairment and ability to protect himself or herself from adult maltreatment.      (b) Upon good cause being shown, the court may issue an order for temporary custody for the purpose of having the adult evaluated.
AR Code § 9-20-114 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 20 - Adult Maltreatment Custody Act|§ 9-20-114. Emergency custody

 (a) The Department of Human Services or a law enforcement official may take a maltreated adult into emergency custody, or any person in charge of a hospital or similar institution or any physician treating any maltreated adult may keep the maltreated adult in custody, whether or not medical treatment is required, if the circumstances or condition of the maltreated adult are such that returning to or continuing at the maltreated adult's place of residence or in the care or custody of a parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the maltreated adult's care presents imminent danger to the maltreated adult's health or safety, and the maltreated adult either:  (1) Lacks the capacity to comprehend the nature and consequences of remaining in a situation that presents imminent danger to his or her health or safety; or  (2) Has a mental impairment or a physical impairment that prevents the maltreated adult from protecting himself or herself from imminent danger to his or her health or safety.    (b) Emergency custody shall not exceed seventy-two (72) hours unless the expiration of seventy-two (72) hours falls on a weekend or holiday, in which case emergency custody shall be extended through the next business day following the weekend or holiday.  (c) A person who takes a maltreated adult into emergency custody shall notify the department immediately upon taking the adult into emergency custody.  (d) The department may release custody of an adult within the seventy-two (72) hours if the adult is no longer in circumstances or conditions that present imminent danger to the adult's health or safety.  (e)  (1) If emergency custody is exercised under this section, the person exercising the custody or an authorized employee of the department may consent to having the maltreated adult transported by a law enforcement officer or by an emergency medical services provider if medically appropriate, even if the adult objects.  (2) No court order shall be required for transport by law enforcement or an emergency medical services provider.  (3) A law enforcement officer, an emergency medical services provider, and the employees of an emergency medical services provider are immune from criminal and civil liability for injury, death, or loss that allegedly arises from good faith action taken in accordance with this subsection.  (4) There is a presumption of good faith on the part of a law enforcement officer, an emergency medical services provider, and the employees of an emergency medical services provider that act in accordance with subdivisions (e)(1) and (2) of this section.