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9-15-205. Relief generally — Duration.
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9-15-205. Relief generally — Duration.
(a) At the hearing on the petition filed under this chapter, upon a finding of domestic abuse as defined in § 9-15-103, the court may provide the following relief:
(1) Exclude the abusing party from the dwelling that the parties share or from the residence of the petitioner or victim;
(2) Exclude the abusing party from the place of business or employment, school, or other location of the petitioner or victim;
(3)(A) Award temporary custody or establish temporary visitation rights with regard to minor children of the parties.
(B)(i) If a previous child custody or visitation determination has been made by another court with continuing jurisdiction with regard to the minor children of the parties, a temporary child custody or visitation determination may be made under subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this section.
(ii) The order shall remain in effect until the court with original jurisdiction enters a subsequent order regarding the children;
(4) Order temporary support for minor children or a spouse, with such support to be enforced in the manner prescribed by law for other child support and alimony awards;
(5) Allow the prevailing party a reasonable attorney's fee as part of the costs;
(6) Prohibit the abusing party directly or through an agent from contacting the petitioner or victim except under specific conditions named in the order;
(7) Direct the care, custody, or control of any pet owned, possessed, leased, kept, or held by either party residing in the household; and
(8)(A) Order other relief as the court deems necessary or appropriate for the protection of a family or household member.
(B) The relief may include, but not be limited to, enjoining and restraining the abusing party from doing, attempting to do, o
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-15-205
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9-15-205. Relief generally — Duration.
(a) At the hearing on the petition filed under this chapter, upon a finding of domestic abuse as defined in § 9-15-103, the court may provide the following relief:
(1) Exclude the abusing party from the dwelling that the parties share or from the residence of the petitioner or victim;
(2) Exclude the abusing party from the place of business or employment, school, or other location of the petitioner or victim;
(3)(A) Award temporary custody or establish temporary visitation rights with regard to minor children of the parties.
(B)(i) If a previous child custody or visitation determination has been made by another court with continuing jurisdiction with regard to the minor children of the parties, a temporary child custody or visitation determination may be made under subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this section.
(ii) The order shall remain in effect until the court with original jurisdiction enters a subsequent order regarding the children;
(4) Order temporary support for minor children or a spouse, with such support to be enforced in the manner prescribed by law for other child support and alimony awards;
(5) Allow the prevailing party a reasonable attorney's fee as part of the costs;
(6) Prohibit the abusing party directly or through an agent from contacting the petitioner or victim except under specific conditions named in the order;
(7) Direct the care, custody, or control of any pet owned, possessed, leased, kept, or held by either party residing in the household; and
(8)(A) Order other relief as the court deems necessary or appropriate for the protection of a family or household member.
(B) The relief may include, but not be limited to, enjoining and restraining the abusing party from doing, attempting to do, or threatening to do any act injuring, mistreating, molesting, or harassing the petitioner.
(b) Any relief granted by the court for protection under the provisions of this chapter shall be for a fixed period of time not less than ninety (90) days nor more than ten (10) years in duration, in the discretion of the court, and may be renewed at a subsequent hearing upon proof and a finding by the court that the threat of domestic abuse still exists.
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9-15-103. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Commercial mobile radio service” means commercial mobile service as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 332;
(2) “County where the petitioner resides” means the county in which the petitioner physically resides at the time the petition is filed and may include a county where the petitioner is located for a short-term stay in a domestic violence shelter;
(3)(A) “Dating relationship” means a romantic or intimate social relationship between two (2) individuals that shall be determined by examining the following factors:
(i) The length of the relationship;
(ii) The type of the relationship; and
(iii) The frequency of interaction between the two (2) individuals involved in the relationship.
(B) “Dating relationship” does not include a casual relationship or ordinary fraternization between two (2) individuals in a business or social context;
(4) “Domestic abuse” means:
(A) Physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or the infliction of fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, or assault between family or household members; or
(B) Any sexual conduct between family or household members, whether minors or adults, that constitutes a crime under the laws of this state;
(5) “Family or household members” means spouses, former spouses, parents and children, persons related by blood within the fourth degree of consanguinity, in-laws, any children residing in the household, persons who presently or in the past have resided or cohabited together, persons who have or have had a child in common, and persons who are presently or in the past have been in a dating relationship together;
(6) “In-laws” means persons related by marriage within the second degree of consanguinity; and
(7) “Wireless telephone service provider” m
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-15-103
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 9-15-103. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.