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Benefits, food and cash assistanceCounty contact

Izard DHS county office

County DHS contact for SNAP, Medicaid and TEA application questions. Ask about documents, interviews, notices and appeals.

278 E Main, Melbourne, AR 72556

870-368-4318 (v)

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Published hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. Confirm services and hours before traveling.

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Health, WIC and public healthCounty contact

Izard County Health Unit - Melbourne

Published services: Community Services, Environmental Health, Family Planning, HIV/Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Immunizations, Public Health Preparedness, TB Program, Vital Records, WIC, Women's Health

149 Haley St, Melbourne, 72556

870-368-7790

Published county match: Izard

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ADH Local Health Units; OBJECTID 38; County field Izard · Source ↗

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Aging, caregivers and transportationRegional contact

White River Area Agency on Aging

Ask about older-adult meals, caregiver support, senior centers, in-home assistance and transportation. Available programs, age criteria and waiting lists vary.

870-612-3000

Published county match: Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Sharp, Stone, Van Buren, White, Woodruff

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Child support servicesRegional contact

Batesville Child Support Office

Ask about child-support applications, payments, enforcement and an existing agency case. A support office does not replace a custody or divorce court.

1602 Batesville Rd, Batesville, AR 72501

870-251-4333

Published county match: Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Stone

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Veterans and military benefitsRegional contact

ADVA district 3 Veteran Service Officer — Ric Bolton

Regional veterans benefits contact and referral when the county officer is unavailable or a position is listed vacant.

870-253-9767

Published county match: Baxter, Clay, Cleburne, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Fulton, Greene, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett, Randolph, Sharp, St. Francis, Stone, White, Woodruff

County matches use the county row’s district number. District 4 spells Hot Spring as Hot Springs; canonical Arkansas county name retained.

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Veterans and military benefitsCounty contact

Izard County Veteran Service Officer

County veterans benefits contact; district 3. Ask about claims assistance, appointments and current accreditation.

(870) 368-4717

Published county match: Izard

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I need to establish or respond to a parentage case

Family Matters. I need to establish or respond to a parentage case Next steps: Keep any court or child-support papers and existing acknowledgments. Identify the parties, court and any prior parentage order. Ask qualified family-law help about the correct process and requested testing. Attend required proceedings and retain filed copies and service records. Documents: Court papers; Birth and acknowledgment records; Existing support orders; Hearing and service records; A chronology of family orders, service dates and scheduled hearings An informal statement or private test does not necessarily change legal parentage or an existing order.

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Arkansas Vital Records — birth certificates

Official Arkansas birth-record request instructions. Returning home after prison or jail. Ask about applicant eligibility, accepted identification, fees and delivery. For a birth outside Arkansas, use that jurisdiction’s vital-records agency. Do not send documents through this website. Limits: Service-directory information, not legal authority or a promise of eligibility, representation, funding or an open appointment. Confirm details with the provider.

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I got out without an ID, birth certificate or Social Security card

Criminal & Court. I got out without an ID, birth certificate or Social Security card Next steps: List which documents are missing and keep available release papers and any existing identification secure. Ask the revenue office which originals and alternatives it accepts for a standard state ID, including whether your release document can help. Use the official vital-records agency for your birth jurisdiction and SSA for a replacement Social Security card; confirm identity requirements and mailing arrangements. Ask a reentry or community provider about document-cost assistance and keep request receipts; arrange a state ID separately from driver-license reinstatement. Documents: Available identification and release papers; Birth-jurisdiction and name-change information; Agency document checklist; Request receipts and secure mailing plan Release papers may not satisfy every identity requirement. Confirm current fees and alternatives with the issuing agency. Never put your Social Security number or document images in site chat.

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Arkansas Vital Records — birth certificates

Official Arkansas birth-record request instructions. Scope: Arkansas program referral. Limits: Ask about applicant eligibility, accepted identification, fees and delivery. For a birth outside Arkansas, use that jurisdiction’s vital-records agency. Do not send documents through this website.

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OCSE child-support services: who can request them

OCSE child-support services: who can request them Qualifications and requirements: Services are available to a parent, legal guardian or caretaker of a child under 18 living with them. Court-ordered unpaid support can also support services after the child turns 18; older arrears can involve enforcement limits. OCSE can establish parentage and financial/medical support, enforce orders and review modification requests. Documents to prepare (confirm what is required): Child and caretaker information; Existing support and parentage orders; Payment history; Known information about the other parent; Safety or protection-order information Exceptions and checks: OCSE does not handle custody or visitation disputes. OCSE represents neither parent personally; it establishes and enforces support orders. Questions to ask: Do I need a new order, enforcement or a modification review?; Which existing orders and arrears are involved?; Are there safety concerns about disclosing my location? Next steps: Apply through the current OCSE service route.; Provide orders and available locating information.; Tell OCSE privately about safety concerns. Limits: An application is not a personal attorney engagement or an automatic change to an existing order.

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Putative Fathers and Legal Parentage

Definitions of parent and putative father, paternity, standing, implicit adjudication, and appellate outcomes.

BenefitsCourt FormsCourts

Arkansas Child Welfare Jurisprudence: An Exhaustive Analysis of Child Protective Services Case Law · p. 9–10

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Arkansas Legal Parent and Putative Father Definitions

Arkansas Juvenile Code distinguishes a legal parent from a putative father, affecting notice, standing, paternity establishment, and the statutory grounds available for termination.

Parental RightsPaternityPutative Father

Arkansas Child Welfare Jurisprudence: An Exhaustive Analysis of Child Protective Services Case Law · p. 9–10

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Certificate of Good Standing Request

Searchable indexed text and metadata for the Arkansas court form “Certificate of Good Standing Request.” The uploaded source database contains 1 record in PDF format. The original document file is not bundled, so verify the current version and any filing requirements with the responsible court or publisher.

AppealsArkansas JudiciaryAttorney Licensing

Arkansas Indexed Legal Documents Database

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Mortgage Credit Certificate

Federal income-tax credit administered through ADFA that may offset a portion of mortgage interest for qualifying homebuyers.

HomeownershipMortgageTax Credit

Statewide Public Assistance and Human Services Infrastructure in Arkansas · p. 6–7

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DHS Meaningful and Reasonable Efforts

Service obligations, review findings, lack-of-efforts consequences, parental cooperation, and aggravated-circumstances exceptions.

BenefitsChild WelfareCourt Forms

Arkansas Child Welfare Jurisprudence: An Exhaustive Analysis of Child Protective Services Case Law · p. 8–9

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Earls v. Arkansas Department of Human Services

Case discussed for the distinction between biological proof and a formal legal-father adjudication when a TPR order continued to describe the man as putative.

Court FormsPaternityPutative Father

Arkansas Child Welfare Jurisprudence: An Exhaustive Analysis of Child Protective Services Case Law · p. 9–10

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Burks v. Arkansas Department of Human Services

Appellate reversal discussed where the circuit court treated the man as a putative father and DHS failed to prove legal-parent status for the termination ground used.

CourtsPaternityPutative Father

Arkansas Child Welfare Jurisprudence: An Exhaustive Analysis of Child Protective Services Case Law · p. 9–10

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Juvenile Dependency-Neglect TPR, Adoption, Guardianship, or Other Action Disposition Sheet (2017)

Searchable indexed text and metadata for the Arkansas court form “Juvenile Dependency-Neglect TPR, Adoption, Guardianship, or Other Action Disposition Sheet (2017).” The uploaded source database contains 2 records in DOCX, PDF format. The original document file is not bundled, so verify the current version and any filing requirements with the responsible court or publisher.

AdoptionArkansas JudiciaryChild Support

Arkansas Indexed Legal Documents Database

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Juvenile Dependency-Neglect and FINS Cover Sheet (2023)

Searchable indexed text and metadata for the Arkansas court form “Juvenile Dependency-Neglect and FINS Cover Sheet (2023).” The uploaded source database contains 2 records in DOCX, PDF format. The original document file is not bundled, so verify the current version and any filing requirements with the responsible court or publisher.

AdoptionArkansas JudiciaryCivil Procedure

Arkansas Indexed Legal Documents Database

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Campbell v. Arkansas Department of Human Services

Decision affirming termination where the circuit court's orders and conduct consistently treated the man as the legal father despite an asserted formal-adjudication defect.

Court FormsCourtsImplicit Adjudication

Arkansas Child Welfare Jurisprudence: An Exhaustive Analysis of Child Protective Services Case Law · p. 10

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Comprehensive Arkansas Division of Children and Family Services policy and procedure manual covering agency structure, investigations, protective services, foster and kinship care, placement, reunification, adoption, records, and case-management operations. The source database contains 1 indexed record in PDF format; the original file binary is not bundled, so confirm the current official version before relying on it.

AdoptionCaseworkChild Welfare

Arkansas Indexed Legal Documents Database

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Juvenile Dependency-Neglect Adjudication and Disposition Form (2017)

Searchable indexed text and metadata for the Arkansas court form “Juvenile Dependency-Neglect Adjudication and Disposition Form (2017).” The uploaded source database contains 2 records in DOCX, PDF format. The original document file is not bundled, so verify the current version and any filing requirements with the responsible court or publisher.

Arkansas JudiciaryChild SupportCourt Form

Arkansas Indexed Legal Documents Database

Child Welfare & CPS

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Relative Placement Preference and ICPC

Relative and fictive-kin preference, provisional foster homes, best-interest limits, and interstate placement approval.

CourtsFamily LawICPC

Arkansas Child Welfare Jurisprudence: An Exhaustive Analysis of Child Protective Services Case Law · p. 10

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Office of Child Support Enforcement

Arkansas child-support services, parent resources, payment information, and case assistance.

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Arkansas Legal Resource Navigator Original Curated Directory

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Izard DHS county office

Izard County Health Unit - Melbourne

White River Area Agency on Aging

Batesville Child Support Office

ADVA district 3 Veteran Service Officer — Ric Bolton

Izard County Veteran Service Officer

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Putative Fathers and Legal Parentage

Arkansas Legal Parent and Putative Father Definitions

Certificate of Good Standing Request

Mortgage Credit Certificate

DHS Meaningful and Reasonable Efforts

Earls v. Arkansas Department of Human Services

Burks v. Arkansas Department of Human Services

Juvenile Dependency-Neglect TPR, Adoption, Guardianship, or Other Action Disposition Sheet (2017)

Juvenile Dependency-Neglect and FINS Cover Sheet (2023)

Campbell v. Arkansas Department of Human Services

Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, Volume 1 (July 2026)

Arkansas Vital Records

Indian Child Welfare Act in Arkansas Cases

Final Order of Protection

Sample Petition for Order of Protection (2024)

Child Neglect: A Guide for Prevention, Assessment, and Intervention

Ex Parte Order of Protection

Rule 6-9 Form 2: Petition on Appeal

Arkansas Correctional School Policies and Procedures Manual (2024–2025)

Arkansas Medical Practices Act: Statutes and Rules (Revised August 2025)

Arkansas DCFS Policy and Procedure Manual (March 2024)

Juvenile Dependency-Neglect Adjudication and Disposition Form (2017)

Relative Placement Preference and ICPC

Office of Child Support Enforcement

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