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Sharp County: 23 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

Sharp DHS county office

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

1467 Highway 62/412 Suite B, Cherokee Village, AR 72513-0159

870-856-1053 (v)

Published county match: Sharp

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

Sharp County Health Unit - Ash Flat

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

724 Ash Flat Dr, Ash Flat, 72513

870-994-7364

Published county match: Sharp

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 88; County field Sharp · Source ↗

Source SHA-256: b3d81f3afd8f1a29040b97b6adaf488480cc1a6547ad454d2956ac368dd834c7

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

Published DHS regional routing. Confirm contact details, eligibility and current program availability.

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Page 1; Region 2 county list · Source ↗

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Child support servicesRegional contact

Pocahontas 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.

1905 Old County Road, Pocahontas, AR 72455

870-892-4911

Published county match: Clay, Jackson, Lawrence, Randolph, Sharp

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

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

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

Source SHA-256: 7f197651e133856347d01dd48ddf37a4e7564efe4ff7cb531435736964d9ef17

Veterans and military benefitsCounty contact

Sharp County Veteran Service Officer

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

(870) 994-2408

Published county match: Sharp

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

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Arkansas JobLink

Statewide labor exchange with job listings, resume tools, skill self-assessments, application tracking, and workforce-program connections.

EmploymentJob SearchWIOA
Statewide Public Assistance and Human Services Infrastructure in Arkansas · p. 8–9
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Unemployment claim or appeal

I lost work, need to file, or disagree with an unemployment determination.

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Employment and Labor Law

Wages, discrimination, retaliation, leave, workplace rights, unions, unemployment, and employment disputes.

Employment and Labor Law
Legal Domain Master Prompt Manifest
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Arkansas Unemployment Insurance

Temporary wage-replacement benefits for eligible workers who are unemployed and meet weekly requirements.

844-908-2178
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Termination of parental rights

Termination of parental rights is a court order permanently ending the legal parent-child relationship. It is an extreme remedy requiring the findings and proof required by law.

Arkansas Child WelfareLaw
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Ark. Code § 9-35-325 — Termination of parental rights

Termination requires clear and convincing evidence that termination is in the child's best interest and that at least one statutory ground is proved. Hearing and written-order timing rules apply.

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Community and Employment Support Waiver

Arkansas HCBS waiver supporting people with intellectual or developmental disabilities through supportive living, adaptive equipment, and supported employment.

DisabilityEmploymentHCBS
Statewide Public Assistance and Human Services Infrastructure in Arkansas · p. 3–4
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Termination in child's best interest

Termination is proven to be in the child's best interest, including adoptability and potential harm considerations under Arkansas law.

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Termination of Parental Rights Standard

The clear-and-convincing burden, statutory grounds, and best-interest analysis required for termination.

Best InterestBurden Of ProofCourt Forms
Arkansas Child Welfare Jurisprudence: An Exhaustive Analysis of Child Protective Services Case Law · p. 5
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Statutory Grounds for Termination

Failure to remedy, subsequent factors, aggravated circumstances, prior involuntary termination, and substantial incarceration.

CorrectionsCourt FormsCourts
Arkansas Child Welfare Jurisprudence: An Exhaustive Analysis of Child Protective Services Case Law · p. 5–7
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Hold termination-of-parental-rights hearing

TPR is the system's most severe civil remedy and requires a heightened burden, explicit findings, and appellate review rights.

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TPR Ground: Prior Involuntary Termination

Independent statutory ground based on a parent's prior involuntary termination of rights to a sibling, subject to the current statute and case-specific proof.

Prior TerminationSiblingsTermination Parental Rights
Arkansas Child Welfare Jurisprudence: An Exhaustive Analysis of Child Protective Services Case Law · p. 6–7
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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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Employment Security Department Petition for Review to the Arkansas Court of Appeals

Searchable indexed text and metadata for the Arkansas court form “Employment Security Department Petition for Review to the Arkansas Court of Appeals.” 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 JudiciaryCourt Form
Arkansas Indexed Legal Documents Database
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File termination petition when ordered/required

A TPR case begins with a specific petition; the agency must plead and later prove statutory grounds and best interest.

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ICWA Termination Burden and Qualified Expert Witness

The report states that covered termination cases require proof beyond a reasonable doubt, including qualified-expert testimony that continued custody is likely to cause serious emotional or physical damage.

Burden Of ProofFamily LawICWA
Arkansas Child Welfare Jurisprudence: An Exhaustive Analysis of Child Protective Services Case Law · p. 10–11
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Termination of parental rights practical consequence guide

A court order permanently ends the legal parent-child relationship, subject to applicable appellate rights.

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Termination / appeal

Termination requires specific grounds and best-interest findings; dependency-neglect appeal deadlines are unusually short.

Consequence Guide Needs review
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Benefits termination practical consequence guide

An agency plans to stop or has stopped a public benefit.

Legal Reference & Guide Official Needs review
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Arkansas Code § 9-35-325 — Termination of parental rights

Grounds, best interest, clear-and-convincing burden, and hearing timing.

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Public-benefit denial or termination

An agency decision affecting Medicaid, SNAP, unemployment, disability, childcare, or another benefit.

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Public-benefits denial or termination

Read the notice, preserve the appeal deadline, request the file and policy basis, and organize eligibility proof.

Legal Rights Guide Official Reviewed baseline
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Unemployment claims and appeals

File through EZARC, keep weekly claims and work-search records current, and follow the determination notice for Appeal Tribunal review.

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EZARC Unemployment Claims

Official online entry point for Arkansas unemployment claims.

BenefitsEmploymentUnemployment
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