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AR Code § 9-14-227 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 14 - Spousal and Child Support|Subchapter 2 - Enforcement Generally|§ 9-14-227. Income withholding — Administrative costs — Applicability to unemployment compensation and workers' compensation

 (a) A payor may withhold up to two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per pay period in addition to the court-ordered income withholding amount for the administrative cost incurred in each withholding.  (b) The income withholding provisions of this subchapter shall apply to unemployment compensation benefits to the extent allowed by §§ 11-10-109 and 11-10-110.  (c) The income withholding provisions of this subchapter shall apply to workers' compensation benefits to the extent allowed by § 11-9-110.
AR Code § 9-14-228 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 14 - Spousal and Child Support|Subchapter 2 - Enforcement Generally|§ 9-14-228. Income withholding — Procedures for payor

 (a)  (1) A payor shall withhold the amount indicated in the notice from money, income, or periodic earnings due the noncustodial parent and remit the amount in the manner set forth in the notice.  (2) Payments are to be made at the same time the noncustodial parent is paid. The payor shall identify the date of income withholding on each payment.  (3) The amount withheld, when added to the administrative fee charged by the payor, shall not exceed the maximum limit under section 303(b) of the Consumer Credit Protection Act if the payor is an employer of the noncustodial parent.    (b) A payor may combine and remit one (1) single withholding payment from several noncustodial parents so long as the payee for all payments is identical and the payment is accompanied by sufficient information to identify that portion of the payment that is attributable to each of the noncustodial parents and the date of income withholding for each payment.  (c)  (1) If there is more than one (1) notice or order for income withholding for current child support against a noncustodial parent and the total amount requested exceeds the limits imposed under the Consumer Credit Protection Act, the payor shall make pro rata disbursements, “pro rata” being the proportionate amount each notice or order bears to the total amount due for current support under all notices and orders.  (2) If the total to be withheld for current and past due support exceeds the Consumer Credit Protection Act's limits and if all notices and orders for current support have been satisfied, the payor shall make pro rata disbursements of the remaining amount available for disbursement for each notice or order involving past due support, “pro rata” being the proportionate amount each notice or order for past due support bears to the total amount due for past due support under all notices and orders.  (3)  (A) The Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration shall notify employers of this change from first come, first served to pro rata in the treatment of multiple income withholding notices and orders for child support.  (B) Further, the office shall take steps through public information activities to inform the public of this change.  (C) As far as practicable, the office shall consolidate multiple income withholding notices and orders involving the same payor and noncustodial parent through issuance of a single notice to the payor under the notification procedures set out under § 9-14-222, delineating the amounts of pro rata disbursements to be made by the payor in Title IV-D cases.      (d) The payor shall implement withholding no later than the first pay period that occurs after fourteen (14) days following the date the notice was mailed.
AR Code § 9-14-229 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 14 - Spousal and Child Support|Subchapter 2 - Enforcement Generally|§ 9-14-229. Income withholding — Termination of order — Notice to payor

 (a) The circuit court may terminate an income withholding order upon proof that the court or its representative has been unable to deliver payments to the custodial parent for a period of six (6) months.  (b) An income withholding order shall terminate when there is no further support obligation owed.  (c) The circuit court or its representative shall notify the payor to cease withholding and shall refund support payments to the noncustodial parent in those cases in which no state debt as defined in § 9-14-211 remains unpaid.
AR Code § 9-14-231 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 14 - Spousal and Child Support|Subchapter 2 - Enforcement Generally|§ 9-14-231. Overdue support as lien on personal property

 (a)  (1)  (A) Support that has been ordered paid through the registry of the court or through the Arkansas Child Support Clearinghouse and that has become overdue shall become a lien on all personal property owned by the noncustodial parent wherever it may be found and need not be limited to the confines of the county where the circuit court is sitting.  (B) A lien originating in another state shall be accorded full faith and credit as if the lien originated in the State of Arkansas.    (2) Upon proof that the noncustodial parent has refused or failed to support his or her child or children pursuant to the order, the court may cause the property to be immediately surrendered to the sheriff of the county where the property is located and may direct the sheriff to take action as necessary to have it sold and apply the proceeds from any sale thereof toward the costs of the sale, any superior liens, the support obligation, including court costs and any attorney's fees awarded pursuant thereto, and any inferior liens.  (3) Any amounts in excess of the overdue support, costs, fees, and other liens shall be paid to the noncustodial parent.  (4) Any person who may purchase any personal property owned by the noncustodial parent for value and without notice of the lien for support shall take the property free of the lien.    (b) The lien against personal property created in this section shall bear the same priority as set forth in § 4-9-322.
AR Code § 9-14-232 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 14 - Spousal and Child Support|Subchapter 2 - Enforcement Generally|§ 9-14-232. Healthcare coverage

 (a) In all cases in which the support and care of any children are involved, the court may:  (1) Order either parent to secure and maintain healthcare coverage for the benefit of the children when healthcare coverage is available or becomes available to the parent at a reasonable cost; and  (2) Allocate the cost of coverage between the parents.    (b)  (1) When the noncustodial parent has secured such coverage, the signature of the custodial parent, indicated as such, shall be a valid authorization to the coverage provider or insurer for the purposes of processing a payment to the children's health services provider.  (2) An order for healthcare coverage shall operate as an assignment of all benefit rights to require the insurer or coverage provider of the healthcare coverage to pay benefits for services rendered to the children to the custodial parent or to the children's health services provider.
AR Code § 9-14-235 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 14 - Spousal and Child Support|Subchapter 2 - Enforcement Generally|§ 9-14-235. Arrearages — Payment after duty to support ceases — Definition

 (a) If a child support arrearage or judgment exists at the time when any child entitled to support reaches the age of majority, is emancipated, or dies, or when the obligor's current duty to pay child support otherwise ceases, the obligor shall continue to pay an amount equal to the court-ordered child support, or an amount to be determined by a court based on the application of guidelines for child support under the family support chart, until such time as the child support arrearage or judgment has been satisfied.  (b) Enforcement through income withholding, intercept of unemployment benefits or workers' compensation benefits, income tax intercept, additional payments ordered to be paid on the child support arrearage or judgment, contempt proceedings, or any other means of collection shall be available for the collection of a child support arrearage or judgment until the child support arrearage or judgment is satisfied.  (c) Income withholding under § 9-14-221 may be used to satisfy a child support arrearage or judgment.  (d) As used in this section, “judgment” means unpaid child support and medical bills, interest, attorney's fees, or costs associated with a child support case when such has been reduced to judgment by the court or become a judgment by operation of law.  (e) The purpose of this section is to allow the enforcement and collection of child support arrearages and judgments after the obligor's duty to pay support ceases.
AR Code § 9-14-236 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 14 - Spousal and Child Support|Subchapter 2 - Enforcement Generally|§ 9-14-236. Arrearages — Child support limited — Limitations period — Definitions

 (a) As used in this section:  (1) “Accrued child support arrearages” means a delinquency owed under a court order or an order of an administrative process established under state law for support of any child or children that is past due and unpaid;  (2) “Action” means any complaint, petition, motion, or other pleading seeking recovery of accrued child support arrearages;  (3) “Initial support order” means the earliest order, judgment, or decree entered in the case by the court or by administrative process that contains a provision for the payment of money for the support and care of any child or children; and  (4) “Moving party” means any of the following:  (A) The custodial parent;  (B) Any person or agency to whom custody of a minor child has been given or relinquished;  (C) The minor child through his or her guardian or next friend;  (D) A person for whose benefit the support was ordered, within five (5) years of obtaining his or her majority; or  (E) The Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration when the custodial parent or person to whom custody has been relinquished or awarded is or has been receiving assistance in the form of Aid to Families with Dependent Children or has contracted with the office for the collection of support.      (b) In any action involving the support of any minor child or children, the moving party shall be entitled to recover the full amount of accrued child support arrearages from the date of the initial support order until the filing of the action.  (c) Any action filed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section may be brought at any time up to and including five (5) years beyond the date the child for whose benefit the initial support order was entered reaches eighteen (18) years of age.  (d) No statute of limitation shall apply to an action brought for the collection of a child support obligation or arrearage against any party who leaves or remains outside the State of Arkansas with the purpose to avoid the payment of child support.  (e) This section shall apply to all actions pending as of March 29, 1991, and filed thereafter, and shall retroactively apply to all child support orders now existing.
AR Code § 9-14-238 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 14 - Spousal and Child Support|Subchapter 2 - Enforcement Generally|§ 9-14-238. Collection of support obligations

 (a) The Administrator of the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration is authorized to enter into professional service contracts with private individuals or businesses and public agencies concerning the establishment, and enforcement through court-ordered proceedings, of the collection, monitoring, and distribution of support obligations, including service of process as defined by § 9-14-206(d).  (b)  (1) The Arkansas Title IV-D child support enforcement agency may collect unreimbursed public or medical assistance under a cooperative agreement with the state's Title IV-A or Medicaid agencies for any unreimbursed public or medical assistance owed the state.  (2) Under any cooperative agreement that disallows the expenditure of federal Title IV-D funds, Title IV-D expenditures for activities associated with the recovery of state Medicaid or unreimbursed public assistance funds shall be paid to the Title IV-D agency by the state agency for which the funds are recovered.
AR Code § 9-14-241 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 14 - Spousal and Child Support|Subchapter 2 - Enforcement Generally|§ 9-14-241. Referrals for criminal prosecution

 (a) The Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration shall refer to the prosecuting attorney of the appropriate judicial district for prosecution under § 5-26-401 and any other applicable criminal statute, all cases in which:  (1) The office has had enforcement responsibility for at least twelve (12) consecutive months;  (2) More than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) in child support is owed and remains unpaid; and  (3) Regular child support payments are not being received.    (b) A referral under subsection (a) of this section shall contain the following information:  (1) An affidavit signed by the custodian of the child receiving court-ordered child support payments stating:  (A) Whether or not anything of value has been received from the person obligated to make the child support payments in lieu of child support payments;  (B) Any known income sources of the person obligated to make the child support payments; and  (C) A request that the criminal offense of nonsupport be prosecuted;    (2) An affidavit from the office detailing the:  (A) Date the child support arrearage began to accrue;  (B) Name of each recipient and the amount of unpaid child support owed to each recipient; and  (C) Last known address of the person obligated to make the child support payments;    (3) A certified copy of the court order and any modifications of the court order mandating payment of child support;  (4) A certified copy of the payment history of the person obligated to make the child support payments; and  (5) A list of possible witnesses and known contact information.    (c) Within thirty (30) days of receiving a referral under this section, the prosecuting attorney will send the office a:  (1) Copy of the criminal information or arrest warrant if a decision to file charges has been made; or  (2) Notice of any deficiencies in the referral.    (d) Nothing in this section limits the ability of the office with respect to a case over which it has enforcement responsibility to:  (1) Refer the case for criminal prosecution if the elements of the crime of nonsupport under § 5-26-401 appear to be present; or  (2) Continue to pursue all available civil remedies in connection with the case.
AR Code § 9-14-242 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 14 - Spousal and Child Support|Subchapter 2 - Enforcement Generally|§ 9-14-242. Report of nonsupport payments

 (a)  (1) The Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration shall provide individual reports to the county circuit clerk concerning money received by the office in payment of arrearages owed by a person convicted of nonsupport under § 5-26-401.  (2) The reports shall be provided each month.    (b) Upon receipt of the reports from the office, the county circuit clerk shall deduct the amounts stated on the report from the outstanding balance in the circuit clerk's file of the amount of nonsupport restitution owed by the individual.
AR Code § 9-14-402 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 14 - Spousal and Child Support|Subchapter 4 - State Commission on Child Support|§ 9-14-402. Staff

 The Administrator of the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration shall assign staff of the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration to assist the State Commission on Child Support [repealed] in carrying out its duties and responsibilities.
AR Code § 9-14-403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 14 - Spousal and Child Support|Subchapter 4 - State Commission on Child Support|§ 9-14-403. Duties

 The State Commission on Child Support [repealed] shall have the following duties:   (1) To examine, investigate, and study the operation of the state's child support system to determine the extent to which such system is successful in securing support and parental involvement for children;  (2) To make recommendations for legislation which would clarify and improve state laws in the areas of visitation, standards for support, enforcement of interstate obligations, paternity establishment, and support collection methods;  (3) To evaluate the availability, cost, and effectiveness of services for support enforcement to children receiving aid and those not receiving aid and assist the Title IV-D agency in program improvements or enhancements which would increase the availability of support enforcement;  (4) To examine proposed legislation and make recommendations concerning compliance with federal requirements for support collection; and  (5) To review expedited process reporting for child support cases pending in the judicial districts from data furnished by the Administrative Office of the Courts and assist in compliance with case processing standards.
AR Code § 9-14-501 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 14 - Spousal and Child Support|Subchapter 5 - Healthcare Coverage|§ 9-14-501. Definition

 As used in this subchapter, “healthcare coverage” includes, but need not be limited to, insurance of human beings against bodily injury, disability, or death by accident or accidental means, or the expense thereof, or disablement or expense resulting from sickness, and every insurance appertaining thereto.
AR Code § 9-14-502 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 14 - Spousal and Child Support|Subchapter 5 - Healthcare Coverage|§ 9-14-502. Income withholding authorized

 (a) In all decrees and orders that direct the noncustodial parent to provide and maintain healthcare coverage for any child, the court shall include a provision directing the employer to deduct from money, income, or periodic earnings due the noncustodial parent an amount that is sufficient to provide for premiums for healthcare coverage offered by the employer.  (b)  (1) The Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration is authorized to garnish wages, salary, or other employment income pursuant to § 16-110-101 et seq. and withhold amounts from a state tax refund due any person who:  (A) Is required by a court or administrative order to provide coverage for costs of health services to a child who is eligible for medical assistance under this section; and  (B) Has received payment from a third party for the costs of such services for the child but has not used such payment to reimburse, as appropriate, the custodial parent, the provider of such services, the Department of Human Services, or the office for expenditures for such costs.    (2) Any claims for current or past-due child support shall have priority over any claim for the costs of such services.
AR Code § 9-14-504 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 14 - Spousal and Child Support|Subchapter 5 - Healthcare Coverage|§ 9-14-504. Communication with custodial parent or assignee

 (a) Without regard to the fact that coverage may be provided through a policy benefiting the noncustodial parent of a child or children, any insurer, health maintenance organization, self-funded group, multiple-employer welfare arrangement, or hospital or medical services corporation operating in this state shall:  (1) Receive claims for payment;  (2) Respond to requests concerning information necessary to determine coverage status, claims status, health policy plan, or benefits for minor children for whom services are provided under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq., regardless of the identity of the policyholder if the policy covers the child or to obtain benefits through coverage for minor children; and  (3) Communicate with:  (A) The custodial parent or parents or the noncustodial parent or parents of the minor child or children;  (B) An assignee; or  (C) The Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration.      (b) Any insurer, health maintenance organization, self-funded group, multiple-employer welfare arrangement, or hospital or medical services corporation operating in this state shall permit the custodial parent or the provider, with approval of the custodial parent, to submit claims for covered services without approval of the noncustodial parent and shall make payment on such claims directly to the custodial parent, the provider, or the office.
AR Code § 9-14-505 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 14 - Spousal and Child Support|Subchapter 5 - Healthcare Coverage|§ 9-14-505. No direct offset to child support

 (a) Healthcare coverage premiums shall not be deemed or used as a direct offset to the child support award.  (b) However, premiums for health care for a minor child can be considered in determining net take-home pay of the noncustodial parent when setting the current child support award.
AR Code § 9-14-506 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 14 - Spousal and Child Support|Subchapter 5 - Healthcare Coverage|§ 9-14-506. Effective date of income withholding order — Applicability

 (a)  (1) An order of income withholding for healthcare coverage shall take effect immediately upon completion of enrollment requirements or, in cases being enforced under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq., by the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration, as required in § 9-14-516.  (2) Enrollment requirements shall be completed at the earliest enrollment period or, in cases being enforced under Title IV-D, 42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq., by the office, as required in § 9-14-516.  (3) Enrollment information shall be provided by the custodial parent, noncustodial parent, or the office as available.    (b) Income withholding for healthcare coverage shall apply to current and subsequent periods of employment once activated.
AR Code § 9-14-507 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 14 - Spousal and Child Support|Subchapter 5 - Healthcare Coverage|§ 9-14-507. Priority of income withholding claims

 An order of income withholding for healthcare coverage shall have priority over all other legal processes under state law against money, income, or periodic earnings of the noncustodial parent except an order of income withholding for child support.