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Arkansas Code Title 9. Family Law § 9-10-121. Termination of certain parental rights for putative fathers convicted of rape

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) All rights of a putative father to custody, visitation, or other contact with a child conceived as a result of a rape shall be terminated immediately upon conviction of the rape in which the child was conceived under § 5-14-103.

(b) The biological mother of a child conceived as a result of rape may petition the court under § 9-10-104 to reinstate the parental rights of a putative father terminated under subsection (a) of this section.

(c) A putative father to a child conceived as a result of rape shall pay child support as provided under § 9-10-109.

(d) A child conceived as a result of rape is entitled to:

(1) Child support under § 9-10-109; and

(2) Inheritance under the Arkansas Inheritance Code of 1969, § 28-9-201 et seq.

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