Links to State and Tribal Child Welfare Law and Policy - Arkansas
Date: August 2024
STATUTES
Citations:
- Adoption: title 9, subtitle 2, chapters 9, 10
- Child protection: title 12, subtitle 2, chapters 18, 19; title 9, subtitle 3, chapter 30
- Child welfare: title 9, subtitle 2, chapter 16; subtitle 3, chapters 27–29, 32, 34
- Guardianship: title 9, subtitle 2, chapter 8, subchapter 2
- Youth services: title 9, subtitle 3, chapter 31
- Indian child welfare: § 9-19-104
REGULATION/ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
Website: https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/rules_and_regs/index.php/rules/search/new
Note:
See Department of Human Services, Children and Family Services.
AGENCY POLICIES
Website: https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Master_DCFS_Policy.pdf
OTHER RESOURCES
Arkansas Court Rules