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9-17-210. Application of chapter to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction.
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9-17-210. Application of chapter to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction.
A tribunal of this state exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this chapter, under other law of this state relating to a support order, or recognizing a foreign support order may receive evidence from outside this state pursuant to § 9-17-316, communicate with a tribunal outside this state pursuant to § 9-17-317, and obtain discovery through a tribunal outside this state pursuant to § 9-17-318. In all other respects, Articles 3 through 6 do not apply, and the tribunal shall apply the procedural and substantive law of this state.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-17-210
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9-17-210. Application of chapter to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction.
A tribunal of this state exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this chapter, under other law of this state relating to a support order, or recognizing a foreign support order may receive evidence from outside this state pursuant to § 9-17-316, communicate with a tribunal outside this state pursuant to § 9-17-317, and obtain discovery through a tribunal outside this state pursuant to § 9-17-318. In all other respects, Articles 3 through 6 do not apply, and the tribunal shall apply the procedural and substantive law of this state.
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9-17-316. Special rules of evidence and procedure.
(a) The physical presence of a nonresident party who is an individual in a tribunal of this state is not required for the establishment, enforcement, or modification of a support order or the rendition of a judgment determining parentage of a child.
(b) An affidavit, a document substantially complying with federally mandated forms, or a document incorporated by reference in any of them, which would not be excluded under the hearsay rule if given in person, is admissible in evidence if given under penalty of perjury by a party or witness residing outside this state.
(c) A copy of the record of child-support payments certified as a true copy of the original by the custodian of the record may be forwarded to a responding tribunal. The copy is evidence of facts asserted in it, and is admissible to show whether payments were made.
(d) Copies of bills for testing for parentage of a child, and for prenatal and postnatal health care of the mother and child, furnished to the adverse party at least 10 days before trial, are admissible in evidence to prove the amount of the charges billed and that the charges were reasonable, necessary, and customary.
(e) Documentary evidence transmitted from outside this state to a tribunal of this state by telephone, telecopier, or other electronic means that do not provide an original record may not be excluded from evidence on an objection based on the means of transmission.
(f) In a proceeding under this chapter, a tribunal of this state shall permit a party or witness residing outside this state to be deposed or to testify under penalty of perjury by telephone, audiovisual means, or other electronic means at a designated tribunal or other location. A tribunal of this state shall
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-17-316
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 9-17-316. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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9-17-317. Communications between tribunals.
A tribunal of this state may communicate with a tribunal outside this state in a record or by telephone, electronic mail, or other means, to obtain information concerning the laws, the legal effect of a judgment, decree, or order of that tribunal, and the status of a proceeding. A tribunal of this state may furnish similar information by similar means to a tribunal outside this state.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-17-317
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 9-17-317. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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9-17-318. Assistance with discovery.
A tribunal of this state may:
(1) request a tribunal outside this state to assist in obtaining discovery; and
(2) upon request, compel a person over which it has jurisdiction to respond to a discovery order issued by a tribunal outside this state.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-17-318
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 9-17-318. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.