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9-14-214. Assigned support rights — Award of fee in action — Definition.

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9-14-214. Assigned support rights — Award of fee in action — Definition.

9-14-214. Assigned support rights — Award of fee in action — Definition. (a) In any action brought on behalf of a person to whom a support obligation is owed under an assignment pursuant to § 9-14-109 or pursuant to a contract for services under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration shall be awarded a fee in an amount equal to not less than three percent (3%) and not more than six percent (6%) of the overdue support. (b) For purposes of this section, “overdue support” means a delinquency pursuant to an obligation created under a court order or an order of an administrative process established under state law for the support and maintenance of a minor child.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-14-214

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Stable record: arkansas_code:legal_authorities:9-14-214
Source file: gov.ar.code.title.09.odt
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Passage SHA-256: b11a193db3db29a9d4be034b713b56d54bb4cfffbc92927862c92e13583fee7d

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9-14-214. Assigned support rights — Award of fee in action — Definition. (a) In any action brought on behalf of a person to whom a support obligation is owed under an assignment pursuant to § 9-14-109 or pursuant to a contract for services under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration shall be awarded a fee in an amount equal to not less than three percent (3%) and not more than six percent (6%) of the overdue support. (b) For purposes of this section, “overdue support” means a delinquency pursuant to an obligation created under a court order or an order of an administrative process established under state law for the support and maintenance of a minor child.

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9-14-109. Automatic assignment of rights.

9-14-109. Automatic assignment of rights. (a) By accepting public assistance for or on behalf of a dependent child, which public assistance is provided by the Department of Human Services under the Transitional Employment Assistance Program, i.e., Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, the recipient thereof shall be deemed to have assigned to the appropriate division of the Department of Human Services and the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration any rights to child support from any other person as the recipient may have: (1) In his or her own behalf or on behalf of any other family member for whom the recipient is receiving such assistance; and (2) Accrued at the time such assistance, or any portion thereof, is accepted, to the extent possible under federal law. (b) The appropriate division of the Department of Human Services shall give notice in writing to each applicant for such assistance. The notice shall state that acceptance of the assistance will invoke the provisions of subsection (a) of this section and will result in an automatic assignment under subsection (a) of this section. (c) When a child is placed in the custody of the Department of Human Services, any right to support from any person on behalf of the child shall be deemed to have been assigned to the appropriate division of the Department of Human Services and the office for the period of time that the child remains in the custody of the state.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-14-109

Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 9-14-109. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.