Across the United States each year, a large percentage of children are born to unmarried parents. State law requires the father to support the child financially, but sometimes the father is hesitant to officially acknowledge paternity of the child. This Paternity Laws and Procedures Handbook provides state-specific paternity resources for establishing paternity, and discusses the relevant law and procedures in a general, and easily understood manner. A law summary of the paternity laws in your state is provided. Voluntary paternity establishment and paternity establishment through court action are discussed, as is the genetic testing that the court may order to confirm paternity in doubtful cases. Reading this Handbook will allow you to go forward in the paternity establishment process with the confidence of knowing what to expect at each turn, and provide you with the points of contact in your state for the people and resources that can help you and your child succeed.
Arkansas Paternity Law and Procedure Handbook
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Arkansas law prefers to give parents joint physical custody. However, in cases where one parent has sole physical custody (also called the primary custodial parent), that parent has a real advantage in relocation cases.
(v) Failure to provide for the child's care and maintenance, proper or necessary support, or medical, surgical, or other necessary care; (vi) Failure, although able, to assume responsibility for the care and custody of the child or to participate in a plan to assume such responsibility; or.
The court orders a flat percentage of 25% of the non-custodial parent's income to be paid in child support to the custodial parent. Therefore, the non-custodial parent pays $500 per month in child support.
An example of this from the Arkansas Child Support Guidelines is as follows: The maximum on the weekly chart is $1000 a week.The court will not require the receiving parent to prove where the payments are going unless the child's basic needs are not being met.
Under the new act, courts allow either parent to file a modification for child support. Because the child support recipient's income is now considered, it is likely that the non-custodial, paying parent will have a reduction or increase in his or her child support payment.
The Arkansas Supreme Court has set guidelines all courts in the state must follow to determine the amount of child support one parent may be required to pay to the other. Arkansas calculates basic support as a percentage of a noncustodial parent's net income after certain allowable deductions.
Unless a court order for child support specifically states otherwise, your duty to pay child support for a child will automatically end when the child turns 18 or otherwise emancipates under state law; however, if the child is still attending high school, child support continues until the child graduates or at the end
A child has been removed from the custody of the parent or guardian and placed in foster care or in the custody of another person three or more times in the past 15 months. A child or a sibling has been neglected or abused to the extent that the abuse or neglect could endanger the life of the child.
The Arkansas Supreme Court has set guidelines all courts in the state must follow to determine the amount of child support one parent may be required to pay to the other. Arkansas calculates basic support as a percentage of a noncustodial parent's net income after certain allowable deductions.