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Benefits, food and cash assistanceCounty contact

Union DHS county office

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

123 West 18th Street, El Dorado, AR 71730-7098

870-862-6631

Published county match: Union

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

Union County Health Unit - El Dorado

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

301 American Rd, El Dorado, 71730

870-863-5101

Published county match: Union

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 92; County field Union · 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

El Dorado 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.

2708 West Vine St, El Dorado, AR 71731

870-862-9785

Published county match: Calhoun, Columbia, Union

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Office heading El Dorado Child Support Office; Counties Served field · Source ↗

Source SHA-256: 4edbb8b9aa20cc7a812a5159a5eada4b27d7b7e14f5269bc9194be6b75c28000

Veterans and military benefitsRegional contact

ADVA district 5 Veteran Service Officer — Sue Harper

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

870-623-6900

Published county match: Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Cleveland, Desha, Drew, Grant, Jefferson, Lee, Lincoln, Monroe, Phillips, Prairie, Union

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 5; county district numbers on pages 3–9 · Source ↗

Source SHA-256: 7f197651e133856347d01dd48ddf37a4e7564efe4ff7cb531435736964d9ef17

Veterans and military benefitsCounty contact

Union County Veteran Service Officer

County veterans benefits contact; district 5. Ask about claims assistance, appointments and current accreditation.

(870) 864-1909

Published county match: Union

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

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Page 9; Union COUNTY row · Source ↗

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Appellate record, generally 90 days

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Arkansas FOIA production, generally up to 3 business days

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Civil response for defendant incarcerated in Arkansas, generally 60 days

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Civil summons response, generally 30 days

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Dependency-neglect appeal notice, 21 days

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General civil notice of appeal, commonly 30 days

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Permanency-planning hearing, no later than 12 months

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Plan of Safe Care target, 30 calendar days

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Priority 1 child-welfare contact target, 24 hours

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Priority 2 child-welfare contact target, 72 hours

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Relative-location and notice target, 30 days

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TEFRA application decision target, generally 45 days

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Child-maltreatment finding review

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Civil court appeal

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Criminal conviction or sentencing appeal

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DHS benefit fair hearing

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Dependency-neglect or TPR appeal

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Insurance denial complaint or external review

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Professional licensing decision

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Special-education dispute options

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Unemployment appeal

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Veteran-benefit appeal

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Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 6-9

Expedited appellate rule for dependency-neglect cases, including a twenty-one-day notice-of-appeal deadline and specialized finality and briefing requirements.

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Arkansas Child Welfare Jurisprudence: An Exhaustive Analysis of Child Protective Services Case Law · p. 11
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Termination of Parental Rights Clear and Convincing Standard

A termination order requires clear and convincing proof of at least one statutory ground and that termination is in the child's best interest.

Best InterestBurden Of ProofTermination Parental Rights
Arkansas Child Welfare Jurisprudence: An Exhaustive Analysis of Child Protective Services Case Law · p. 5

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