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Arkansas Code Title 9. Family Law § 9-27-805. Eligibility and participation

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

(a) Participation in a family treatment specialty court is voluntary.

(b) A person is eligible for participation in a family treatment specialty court program if:

(1) The person is a parent, guardian, custodian, or other caretaker of a juvenile found by the court to be dependent or dependent-neglected; and

(2) The person agrees to comply with the policies and procedures developed by the family treatment specialty court program, as well as the Arkansas Juvenile Code of 1989, § 9-27-301 et seq.

(c) If a child has more than one (1) parent, guardian, or custodian and at least one (1) but not all parents, guardians, or custodians objects to participation in a family treatment specialty court, participation in the family treatment specialty court is conditioned upon providing notice and the opportunity to attend all family treatment specialty court staffings and hearings involving the objecting party to:

(1) The objecting party; or

(2) The attorney for an objecting party.

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