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Sevier County: 22 county and regional listings, plus statewide and federal routes. A regional office may be located in a different county.

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Benefits, food and cash assistanceCounty contact

Sevier DHS county office

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

924 E. Collin Ray Drive, Suite B & C, Dequeen, AR 71832

870-642-2623 (v)

Published county match: Sevier

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

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Source retrieved 2026-10-12 UTC. Retrieval date is not the source’s publication date or a confirmation of current availability.

County filter Sevier; office heading Sevier · Source ↗

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Health, WIC and public healthCounty contact

Sevier County Health Unit - DeQueen

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

304 N 4th St, Dequeen, 71832

870-642-2535

Published county match: Sevier

Listed as active Health Unit. County identifies the listed unit; it does not establish exclusive residency eligibility. Confirm which services are available at this unit.

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ADH Local Health Units; OBJECTID 89; County field Sevier · Source ↗

Source SHA-256: b3d81f3afd8f1a29040b97b6adaf488480cc1a6547ad454d2956ac368dd834c7

Aging, caregivers and transportationRegional contact

Southwest Arkansas 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.

870-234-7410

Published county match: Calhoun, Columbia, Dallas, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada, Ouachita, Sevier, Union

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Page 1; Region 7 county list · Source ↗

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Child support servicesRegional contact

Hope 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.

811 N Hervey, Hope, AR 71801-1261

870-777-8400

Published county match: Hempstead, Howard, Little River, Nevada, Pike, Sevier

County service area is transcribed from DFA, not inferred from the office address.

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Office heading Hope Child Support Office; Counties Served field · Source ↗

Source SHA-256: 54bd1c175eb4d415ab53a9165164d6085a90d088a0b1b85275e558abb6f743eb

Veterans and military benefitsRegional contact

ADVA district 4 Veteran Service Officer — Eric Siddons

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

479-966-5295

Published county match: Clark, Columbia, Dallas, Garland, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Montgomery, Nevada, Ouachita, Pike, Polk, Scott, Sevier, Yell

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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Page 2; DISTRICT 4; county district numbers on pages 3–9 · Source ↗

Source SHA-256: 7f197651e133856347d01dd48ddf37a4e7564efe4ff7cb531435736964d9ef17

Veterans and military benefitsCounty contact

Sevier County Veteran Service Officer

County veterans benefits contact; district 4. Ask about claims assistance, appointments and current accreditation.

(870) 642-6622

Published county match: Sevier

Source directory dated October 1, 2026. Confirm appointments and accreditation; the listing does not guarantee benefits or representation.

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Page 8; Sevier COUNTY row · Source ↗

Source SHA-256: 7f197651e133856347d01dd48ddf37a4e7564efe4ff7cb531435736964d9ef17

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Revenue Stabilization Act and Balanced-Budget Framework

How Arkansas prioritizes monthly general-revenue distributions through A, B, and C categories and limits spending to cash collected.

BudgetCourt FormsCourts
Comprehensive Analysis of Financial Resources and Fiscal Policy in the State of Arkansas · p. 2
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Budget Surpluses and Reserve Accumulation

Revenue collections, recent surpluses, major reserve funds, and projected budget capacity.

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Comprehensive Analysis of Financial Resources and Fiscal Policy in the State of Arkansas · p. 5
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Court Continuity of Operations Plan Template

Searchable indexed text and metadata for the Arkansas court administration document “Court Continuity of Operations Plan Template.” 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.

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Arkansas Indexed Legal Documents Database
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Arkansas Child Maltreatment Reporting and Investigation Flowchart (2024)

October 2024 flowchart showing Arkansas child-maltreatment reporting, hotline acceptance or screening, DCFS or CACD investigation, response timing, findings, notice, and review or appeal pathways. 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.

AppealsCentral RegistryChild Abuse Reporting
Arkansas Indexed Legal Documents Database
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Business and Corporate Law

Business formation, corporations, limited liability companies, governance, compliance, ownership, and commercial operations.

Business and Corporate Law
Legal Domain Master Prompt Manifest
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AOC Emergency Response Plan Template

Searchable indexed text and metadata for the Arkansas court administration document “AOC Emergency Response Plan Template.” 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.

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Arkansas Indexed Legal Documents Database
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Small-business or nonprofit legal starting point pathway

A general Arkansas navigation sequence. It is not a prediction of the case and may omit specialized steps.

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Small-business or nonprofit legal starting point

I need help with formation, contracts, licensing, or a dispute involving a small organization.

Deadline Rule Official Reviewed baseline
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Arkansas FOIA production, generally up to 3 business days

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Small-business legal starting points

Clarify entity authority, contract terms, licensing, tax, employment, insurance, and dispute records before selecting a remedy.

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Small-business or nonprofit legal starting point situation pathway

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Complaint & Oversight Route Official Reviewed baseline
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Consumer complaint, scam, or unfair business practice

800-482-8982
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Bowen Business Innovations Legal Clinic

Transactional legal assistance for qualifying entrepreneurs and small nonprofits involving formation, contracts, and compliance, subject to academic intake capacity.

Court FormsLegal ClinicNonprofit
The Landscape of Civil and Criminal Legal Resources for Low-Income Residents in Arkansas · p. 6–7
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Arkansas Judiciary Administrative Plans — Circuit-court administrative plans

Administrative plans identify division assignments and local court administration. Each circuit plan requires separate extraction for local dependency practice.

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AOC Court Security Plan Template

Searchable indexed text and metadata for the Arkansas court administration document “AOC Court Security Plan Template.” 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.

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Family Case Plans and concurrent permanency plans

DCFS develops, signs, distributes, files, and reviews the Family Case Plan, including concurrent planning for children in foster care.

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Meaningful participation in case planning

Meaningful participation in case planning

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File and distribute Family Case Plan

The plan must become a shared, filed case document—not an internal worksheet hidden in a desk drawer.

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Develop Family Case Plan

The case plan should say what needs to change, who must do what, what services support the change, and how progress will be measured.

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Create and file Family Case Plan

Create and file Family Case Plan

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Circuit Court Administrative Plans

Official plan repository for circuit-specific assignments and administration.

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Review Family Case Plan at family team meeting

The case plan is a living document and must be revisited at least every 90 days under current DCFS policy.

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Monitor Immediate Safety Plan

A safety plan must be actively checked. Paper alone does not supervise a safety threat—tragically, paper has terrible field skills.

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42 U.S.C. § 671 — State plans

Federal IV-E state-plan conditions include reasonable-efforts and case-review requirements, subject to statutory terms and exceptions.

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