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AR Code § 9-17-708 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 17 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Article 7 - Support Proceeding Under Convention|§ 9-17-708. Recognition and enforcement of registered Convention support order

 (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a registered Convention support order.  (b) The following grounds are the only grounds on which a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of a registered Convention support order:  (1) recognition and enforcement of the order is manifestly incompatible with public policy, including the failure of the issuing tribunal to observe minimum standards of due process, which include notice and an opportunity to be heard;  (2) the issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction consistent with § 9-17-201;  (3) the order is not enforceable in the issuing country;  (4) the order was obtained by fraud in connection with a matter of procedure;  (5) a record transmitted in accordance with § 9-17-706 lacks authenticity or integrity;  (6) a proceeding between the same parties and having the same purpose is pending before a tribunal of this state and that proceeding was the first to be filed;  (7) the order is incompatible with a more recent support order involving the same parties and the same purpose if the more recent support order is entitled to recognition and enforcement under this chapter in this state;  (8) payment, to the extent alleged arrears have been paid in whole or in part;  (9) in a case in which the respondent neither appeared nor was represented in the proceeding in the issuing foreign country:  (A) if the law of that country provides for prior notice of proceedings, the respondent did not have proper notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard; or  (B) if the law of that country does not provide for prior notice of the proceedings, the respondent did not have proper notice of the order and an opportunity to be heard in a challenge or appeal on fact or law before a tribunal; or    (10) the order was made in violation of § 9-17-711.    (c) If a tribunal of this state does not recognize a Convention support order under subsection (b)(2), (4), or (9):  (1) the tribunal may not dismiss the proceeding without allowing a reasonable time for a party to request the establishment of a new Convention support order; and  (2) the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration shall take all appropriate measures to request a child-support order for the obligee if the application for recognition and enforcement was received under § 9-17-704.
AR Code § 9-17-709 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 17 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Article 7 - Support Proceeding Under Convention|§ 9-17-709. Partial enforcement

 If a tribunal of this state does not recognize and enforce a Convention support order in its entirety, it shall enforce any severable part of the order. An application or direct request may seek recognition and partial enforcement of a Convention support order.
AR Code § 9-17-710 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 17 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Article 7 - Support Proceeding Under Convention|§ 9-17-710. Foreign support agreement

 (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d), a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in this state.  (b) An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by:  (1) a complete text of the foreign support agreement; and  (2) a record stating that the foreign support agreement is enforceable as an order of support in the issuing country.    (c) A tribunal of this state may vacate the registration of a foreign support agreement only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement would be manifestly incompatible with public policy.  (d) In a contest of a foreign support agreement, a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of the agreement if it finds:  (1) recognition and enforcement of the agreement is manifestly incompatible with public policy;  (2) the agreement was obtained by fraud or falsification;  (3) the agreement is incompatible with a support order involving the same parties and having the same purpose in this state, another state, or a foreign country if the support order is entitled to recognition and enforcement under this chapter in this state; or  (4) the record submitted under subsection (b) lacks authenticity or integrity.    (e) A proceeding for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be suspended during the pendency of a challenge to or appeal of the agreement before a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.
AR Code § 9-17-711 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 17 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Article 7 - Support Proceeding Under Convention|§ 9-17-711. Modification of Convention child-support order

 (a) A tribunal of this state may not modify a Convention child-support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless:  (1) the obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of this state, either expressly or by defending on the merits of the case without objecting to the jurisdiction at the first available opportunity; or  (2) the foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.    (b) If a tribunal of this state does not modify a Convention child-support order because the order is not recognized in this state, § 9-17-708(c) applies.
AR Code § 9-17-712 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 17 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Article 7 - Support Proceeding Under Convention|§ 9-17-712. Personal information — Limit on use

 Personal information gathered or transmitted under this article may be used only for the purposes for which it was gathered or transmitted.
AR Code § 9-17-713 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 17 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Article 7 - Support Proceeding Under Convention|§ 9-17-713. Record in original language — English translation

 A record filed with a tribunal of this state under this article must be in the original language and, if not in English, must be accompanied by an English translation.
AR Code § 9-17-801 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 17 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Article 8 - Interstate Rendition|§ 9-17-801. Grounds for rendition

 (a) For purposes of this article, “governor” includes an individual performing the functions of governor or the executive authority of a state covered by this chapter.  (b) The governor of this state may:  (1) demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual found in the other state who is charged criminally in this state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee; or  (2) on the demand of the governor of another state, surrender an individual found in this state who is charged criminally in the other state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee.    (c) A provision for extradition of individuals not inconsistent with this chapter applies to the demand even if the individual whose surrender is demanded was not in the demanding state when the crime was allegedly committed and has not fled therefrom.
AR Code § 9-17-802 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 17 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Article 8 - Interstate Rendition|§ 9-17-802. Conditions of rendition

 (a) Before making demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual charged criminally in this state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee, the governor of this state may require a prosecutor of this state to demonstrate that at least 60 days previously the obligee had initiated proceedings for support pursuant to this chapter or that the proceeding would be of no avail.  (b) If, under this chapter or a law substantially similar to this chapter, the governor of another state makes a demand that the governor of this state surrender an individual charged criminally in that state with having failed to provide for the support of a child or other individual to whom a duty of support is owed, the governor may require a prosecutor to investigate the demand and report whether a proceeding for support has been initiated or would be effective. If it appears that a proceeding would be effective but has not been initiated, the governor may delay honoring the demand for a reasonable time to permit the initiation of a proceeding.  (c) If a proceeding for support has been initiated and the individual whose rendition is demanded prevails, the governor may decline to honor the demand. If the petitioner prevails and the individual whose rendition is demanded is subject to a support order, the governor may decline to honor the demand if the individual is complying with the support order.
AR Code § 9-17-901 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 17 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Article 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 9-17-901. Uniformity of application and construction

 In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
AR Code § 9-17-902 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 17 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Article 9 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 9-17-902. Transitional provision

 This chapter applies to proceedings begun on or after July 1, 2015 to establish a support order or determine parentage of a child or to register, recognize, enforce, or modify a prior support order, determination, or agreement, whenever issued or entered.
AR Code § 9-19-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 19 - Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 9-19-101. Short title

 This chapter may be cited as the “Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act”.
AR Code § 9-19-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 19 - Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 9-19-103. Proceedings governed by other law

 This chapter does not govern an adoption proceeding or a proceeding pertaining to the authorization of emergency medical care for a child.
AR Code § 9-19-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 19 - Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 9-19-104. Application to Indian tribes

 (a) A child-custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq., is not subject to this chapter to the extent that it is governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act.  (b) A court of this state shall treat a tribe as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying subchapters 1 and 2 of this chapter.  (c) A child-custody determination made by a tribe under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this chapter must be recognized and enforced under subchapter 3 of this chapter.
AR Code § 9-19-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 19 - Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 9-19-105. Internal application of chapter

 (a) A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying subchapters 1 and 2 of this chapter.  (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, a child-custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this chapter must be recognized and enforced under subchapter 3 of this chapter.  (c) A court of this state need not apply this chapter if the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.
AR Code § 9-19-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 19 - Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 9-19-106. Effect of child-custody determination

 A child-custody determination made by a court of this state that had jurisdiction under this chapter binds all persons who have been served in accordance with the laws of this state or notified in accordance with § 9-19-108 or who have submitted to the jurisdiction of the court, and who have been given an opportunity to be heard. As to those persons, the determination is conclusive as to all decided issues of law and fact except to the extent the determination is modified.
AR Code § 9-19-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 19 - Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 9-19-107. Priority

 If a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction under this chapter is raised in a child-custody proceeding, the question, upon request of a party, must be given priority on the calendar and handled expeditiously.
AR Code § 9-19-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 19 - Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 9-19-108. Notice to persons outside state

 (a) Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction when a person is outside this state may be given in a manner prescribed by the law of this state for service of process or by the law of the state in which the service is made. Notice must be given in a manner reasonably calculated to give actual notice but may be by publication if other means are not effective.  (b) Proof of service may be made in the manner prescribed by the law of this state or by the law of the state in which the service is made.  (c) Notice is not required for the exercise of jurisdiction with respect to a person who submits to the jurisdiction of the court.
AR Code § 9-19-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 19 - Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 9-19-109. Appearance and limited immunity

 (a) A party to a child-custody proceeding, including a modification proceeding, or a petitioner or respondent in a proceeding to enforce or register a child-custody determination, is not subject to personal jurisdiction in this state for another proceeding or purpose solely by reason of having participated, or of having been physically present for the purpose of participating, in the proceeding.  (b) A person who is subject to personal jurisdiction in this state on a basis other than physical presence is not immune from service of process in this state. A party present in this state who is subject to the jurisdiction of another state is not immune from service of process allowable under the laws of that state.  (c) The immunity granted by subsection (a) of this section does not extend to civil litigation based on acts unrelated to the participation in a proceeding under this chapter committed by an individual while present in this state.
AR Code § 9-19-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 19 - Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 9-19-110. Communication between courts

 (a) A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this chapter.  (b) The court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. If the parties are not able to participate in the communication, they must be given the opportunity to present facts and legal arguments before a decision on jurisdiction is made.  (c) Communication between courts on schedules, calendars, court records, and similar matters may occur without informing the parties. A record need not be made of the communication.  (d) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, a record must be made of a communication under this section. The parties must be informed promptly of the communication and granted access to the record.  (e) For the purposes of this section, “record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
AR Code § 9-19-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 19 - Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 9-19-111. Taking testimony in another state

 (a) In addition to other procedures available to a party, a party to a child-custody proceeding may offer testimony of witnesses who are located in another state, including testimony of the parties and the child, by deposition or other means allowable in this state for testimony taken in another state. The court on its own motion may order that the testimony of a person be taken in another state and may prescribe the manner in which and the terms upon which the testimony is taken.  (b) A court of this state may permit an individual residing in another state to be deposed or to testify by telephone, audiovisual means, or other electronic means before a designated court or at another location in that state. A court of this state shall cooperate with courts of other states in designating an appropriate location for the deposition or testimony.  (c) Documentary evidence transmitted from another state to a court of this state by technological means that do not produce an original writing may not be excluded from evidence on an objection based on the means of transmission.
AR Code § 9-19-112 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 19 - Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 9-19-112. Cooperation between courts — Preservation of records

 (a) A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to:  (1) hold an evidentiary hearing;  (2) order a person to produce or give evidence pursuant to procedures of that state;  (3) order that an evaluation be made with respect to the custody of a child involved in a pending proceeding;  (4) forward to the court of this state a certified copy of the transcript of the record of the hearing, the evidence otherwise presented, and any evaluation prepared in compliance with the request; and  (5) order a party to a child-custody proceeding or any person having physical custody of the child to appear in the proceeding with or without the child.    (b) Upon request of a court of another state, a court of this state may hold a hearing or enter an order described in subsection (a) of this section.  (c) Travel and other necessary and reasonable expenses incurred under subsections (a) and (b) of this section may be assessed against the parties according to the law of this state.  (d) A court of this state shall preserve the pleadings, orders, decrees, records of hearings, evaluations, and other pertinent records with respect to a child-custody proceeding until the child attains eighteen (18) years of age. Upon appropriate request by a court or law enforcement official of another state, the court shall forward a certified copy of those records.
AR Code § 9-19-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 19 - Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Subchapter 2 - Jurisdiction|§ 9-19-201. Initial child-custody jurisdiction

 (a) Except as otherwise provided in § 9-19-204, a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial child-custody determination only if:  (1) this state is the home state of the child on the date of the commencement of the proceeding, or was the home state of the child within six (6) months before the commencement of the proceeding and the child is absent from this state but a parent or person acting as a parent continues to live in this state;  (2) a court of another state does not have jurisdiction under subdivision (a)(1) of this section, or a court of the home state of the child has declined to exercise jurisdiction on the ground that this state is the more appropriate forum under § 9-19-207 or § 9-19-208, and:  (A) the child and the child's parents, or the child and at least one (1) parent or a person acting as a parent, have a significant connection with this state other than mere physical presence; and  (B) substantial evidence is available in this state concerning the child's care, protection, training, and personal relationships;    (3) all courts having jurisdiction under subdivision (a)(1) or (2) of this section have declined to exercise jurisdiction on the ground that a court of this state is the more appropriate forum to determine the custody of the child under § 9-19-207 or § 9-19-208; or  (4) no court of any other state would have jurisdiction under the criteria specified in subdivision (a)(1), (2), or (3) of this section.    (b) Subsection (a) of this section is the exclusive jurisdictional basis for making a child-custody determination by a court of this state.  (c) Physical presence of, or personal jurisdiction over, a party or a child is not necessary or sufficient to make a child-custody determination.
AR Code § 9-19-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 19 - Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Subchapter 2 - Jurisdiction|§ 9-19-202. Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction

 (a) Except as otherwise provided in § 9-19-204, a court of this state which has made a child-custody determination consistent with § 9-19-201 or § 9-19-203 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:  (1) a court of this state determines that neither the child, nor the child and one (1) parent, nor the child and a person acting as a parent have a significant connection with this state and that substantial evidence is no longer available in this state concerning the child's care, protection, training, and personal relationships; or  (2) a court of this state or a court of another state determines that the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in this state.    (b) A court of this state which has made a child-custody determination and does not have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under this section may modify that determination only if it has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under § 9-19-201.
AR Code § 9-19-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 19 - Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Subchapter 2 - Jurisdiction|§ 9-19-203. Jurisdiction to modify determination

 Except as otherwise provided in § 9-19-204, a court of this state may not modify a child-custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under § 9-19-201(a)(1) or (2) and:   (1) the court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under § 9-19-202 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under § 9-19-207; or  (2) a court of this state or a court of the other state determines that the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in the other state.