(a) In a proceeding under this chapter, a petitioner seeking to establish a support order, to determine parentage of a child, or to register and modify a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country must file a petition. Unless otherwise ordered under § 9-17-312, the petition or accompanying documents must provide, so far as known, the name, residential address, and Social Security numbers of the obligor and the obligee or the parent and alleged parent, and the name, sex, residential address, Social Security number, and date of birth of each child for whose benefit support is sought or whose parentage is to be determined. Unless filed at the time of registration, the petition must be accompanied by a copy of any support order known to have been issued by another tribunal. The petition may include any other information that may assist in locating or identifying the respondent.
(b) The petition must specify the relief sought. The petition and accompanying documents must conform substantially with the requirements imposed by the forms mandated by federal law for use in cases filed by a support enforcement agency.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 17 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
Article 3 - Civil Provisions of General Application
§ 9-17-301. Proceedings under chapter
§ 9-17-302. Proceeding by minor parent
§ 9-17-303. Application of law of state
§ 9-17-304. Duties of initiating tribunal
§ 9-17-305. Duties and powers of responding tribunal
§ 9-17-306. Inappropriate tribunal
§ 9-17-307. Duties of support enforcement agency
§ 9-17-308. Duty of prosecuting attorney
§ 9-17-310. Duties of state information agency
§ 9-17-311. Pleadings and accompanying documents
§ 9-17-312. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances
§ 9-17-314. Limited immunity of petitioner
§ 9-17-315. Nonparentage as defense
§ 9-17-316. Special rules of evidence and procedure
§ 9-17-317. Communications between tribunals