9-27-702. Definitions.

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9-27-702. Definitions. As used in this subchapter, “parent” means the same as under § 9-27-303, and “parent” also includes a guardian as defined under § 9-27-303 and a custodian as defined under § 9-27-303.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-27-702

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9-27-303. Definitions.

9-27-303. Definitions. As used in this subchapter: (1) “Abandoned infant” means a juvenile less than nine (9) months of age whose parent, guardian, or custodian left the child alone or in the possession of another person without identifying information or with an expression of intent by words, actions, or omissions not to return for the infant; (2)(A) “Abandonment” means: (i) The failure of the parent to provide reasonable support for a juvenile and to maintain regular contact with a juvenile through statement or contact when the failure is accompanied by an intention on the part of the parent to permit the condition to continue for an indefinite period in the future; (ii) The failure of a parent to support or maintain regular contact with a child without just cause; or (iii) An articulated intent to forego parental responsibility. (B) “Abandonment” does not include a situation in which a child has disrupted his or her adoption and the adoptive parent has exhausted the available resources; (3)(A) “Abuse” means any of the following acts or omissions by a parent, guardian, custodian, foster parent, person eighteen (18) years of age or older living in the home with a child, whether related or unrelated to the child, or any person who is entrusted with the juvenile's care by a parent, guardian, custodian, or foster parent, including, but not limited to, an agent or employee of a public or private residential home, childcare facility, public or private school, or any person legally responsible for the juvenile's welfare: (i) Extreme or repeated cruelty to a juvenile; (ii) Engaging in conduct creating a realistic and serious threat of death, permanent or temporary disfigurement, or impairment of any bodily organ; (iii) Injury to a juvenile's intellectual,

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-27-303

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 9-27-303. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.